I was looking at a TJ that had a SYE and think that the pinion bearing is on the way out due to the oil level being too low! Now those with SYE on their XJ's would have the same problem. The pinion now is quite a bit higher now and add to that that the fill plug is now lower and compounds the problem.
On Tom Woods site he recomends over filling it but I would like to know exactly how much more to add? Pretty easy to work out how much the filler hole is lower but the pinion is a lot higher than before. Should I measure a stock pinion height compared to the filler hole to make sure it is the same level around the pinion? This would mean that it would be much heigher around the diff centre and not sure if that is all good either?
I could add more oil down the vent at the top of the axle or jack the rear up as high as possible before adding through the standard filler hole too. Might even add another fill plug at the right hieght once I know what it should be!
What are your thoughts guys?
On Tom Woods site he recomends over filling it but I would like to know exactly how much more to add? Pretty easy to work out how much the filler hole is lower but the pinion is a lot higher than before. Should I measure a stock pinion height compared to the filler hole to make sure it is the same level around the pinion? This would mean that it would be much heigher around the diff centre and not sure if that is all good either?
I could add more oil down the vent at the top of the axle or jack the rear up as high as possible before adding through the standard filler hole too. Might even add another fill plug at the right hieght once I know what it should be!
What are your thoughts guys?
