[V8] How to R&R rear diff seal...& what type of fluid..75-90W????

[Ron Wainwright]

Thank You sir. But I had to call Keith to get the
weight. & let me tell you how that conversation
went...for those who have talked to Keith about tech
stuff.....they know what I'm talking about, LOL.

 But I R&R'd the seal yesterday. I lost all most 1qt
of fluid.
 When I got the flange off to view the seal it was
definatley torn...my wife seems to think it was mine &
my oldest daughters adventure while doing gonuts in a
local parking lot...I however disagree :-)

 But R&R wasn't that hard till I found I didn't have a
17mm allen socket to remove the fill plug. So I ended
up using a spair lug bolt & an easyout to remove it &
replace it.
 & to seat the seal I used a subframe bolt washer..fit
perfect inside the hole for the flange.

 Thanx to...........

 Ron

--- too many quattros <thequattroking at yahoo.com>
wrote:

> 75-90 is fine.  i have been using that weight in
> redline for years...and
> hundreds of thousands of miles with no probs.  if i
> were racing it, i would
> probably use 90/140...now u have the RE on the
> weight!  take it or leave
> it!!
> 
> 
> Shayne
> 
> PARTING:  1972 Mercedes Benz 280 SE 4.5
> PARTING:  1986 Audi 4000 CS quattro
> 
> 
> > From: Ron Wainwright <ron_01056 at yahoo.com>
> > Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:20:04 -0800 (PST)
> > To: <sdewitt at stx.rr.com>
> > Cc: <v8 at audifans.com>, "Stafford, Kenneth A."
> <stafford at WPI.EDU>
> > Subject: Re: [V8] How to R&R rear diff seal...&
> what type of fluid..75-90W????
> > 
> > This is what I'm talking about Scott...BTDT. Mo
> better
> > than a manual ;-)
> >  I mine as well sell mine.....but the cost that
> people
> > are getting for these is a travesty....$150! I
> would
> > think these are comprable to the $300 cost of the
> > //scar manuals. But what do I know.
> > 
> >  & thanx Ken for the BTDT.
> > 
> >  But I have yet to get a RE on the weight of the
> fluid
> > I should use??
> > 
> >  Ron
> > 
> > --- Kenneth A Stafford  <stafford at WPI.EDU> wrote:
> > 
> >> Ron,
> >> After I took out the center bolt on the axle
> >> flanges, they just pulled
> >> right out without any special tools.  I cut new
> >> gaskets out of thin
> >> gasket material and used Formagasket to seal
> them.
> >> I've had no problems
> >> since (4 months ago).  I also used some sort of
> >> Autozone diff fluid that
> >> matched the manual's specification.  My original
> >> rear dif went south
> >> after about 190,000 due to a very slow leak that
> >> eventually let the unit
> >> go pretty much dry.
> > 
> >> Good luck!
> > 
> >> Ken
> > 
> > 
> > --- Ron Wainwright <ron_01056 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > 
> >> Yes I do. Manual is no replacement for BTDT ;-)
> >> 
> >>  Ron
> >> 
> >> --- sdewitt at stx.rr.com wrote:
> >> 
> >>> Do you not have a service manual?
> >>> 
> >>> ---- Ron Wainwright <ron_01056 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>>> I should do a search...or I should at least
> know
> >>> how
> >>>> this stuff. Hard to believe I've never replaced
> >> or
> >>> had
> >>>> to R&R any of this stuff before.
> >>>> 
> >>>>  But I know how to remove the axle, ect....I
> >> just
> >>> need
> >>>> to know if there are any special gotchas I need
> >> to
> >>>> know about removing the flange shaft from the
> >> side
> >>> of
> >>>> the rear diff? I see there is a bolt that goes
> >>> through
> >>>> the center of the flange shaft to hold it to
> the
> >>> side
> >>>> of the diff. Afetr removing that bolt do I need
> >> to
> >>> use
> >>>> a puller to yank it out? or can at that point
> it
> >>> be
> >>>> wiggled out?
> >>>> 
> >>>>  & what kinda fluid do I use? & please don't
> say
> >>> use
> >>>> Redline.....I'll use OE fluid..just need to
> know
> >>> what
> >>>> weight.
> >>>> 
> >>>>  Thanx
> >>>> Ron
> >>>> 
> >>>> 
> >>>>      
> >>> 
> >> 
> >
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