14-04-2024, 05:04 AM
I have now drained the diff and was surprised by the amount of metal in the oil considering that it has only done about 900 miles since I changed the diff oil. The oil drained on the previous oil change had a lot of particulate too, but I didn't know how long that had been running. The photo of the oil in the dish shows sludgey mixture that initially came out of the drain and the more liquid oil followed it. The sludgey mixture contains bronze and silver particles, whereas the more liquid oil only has fine bronze particles.
The oil patches on the cloth in the other photo from left to right are new oil, sample from the more liquid oil, sample from the sludge.
I checked the backlash with my finger on the crown wheel and find that very little of the movement is between the crown wheel and pinion. Most of the movement is further back in the diff or the axles.
Does this help revered experienced forum members to further suggest or confirm my problem and it's seriousness.
Regards
Graham
The oil patches on the cloth in the other photo from left to right are new oil, sample from the more liquid oil, sample from the sludge.
I checked the backlash with my finger on the crown wheel and find that very little of the movement is between the crown wheel and pinion. Most of the movement is further back in the diff or the axles.
Does this help revered experienced forum members to further suggest or confirm my problem and it's seriousness.
Regards
Graham