thick grey fluid in diffs?

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drkstrurethane

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arvada, colorado

• Jul 25, 2011

• #1

after spending a while in a creek the other day today i changed my diff fluids... when i drained them it came out a dark grey colour. im assuming this is the first time they have been drained. the jeep has 119k on it. does anyone know what this means? is it just because it possibly has spent too much time in water dust ect?

 

rockclimber

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San Diego

• Jul 25, 2011

• #2

if its metal flakes you may want to pull the covers and make sure the gears are wearing correctly...

both mine always have a silver/gray tint to them when they come out, but never a dark grey...

 

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xj dreamin

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paramount

• Jul 25, 2011

• #3

You more than likely managed to get water into the diffs. it was a good idea to change the fluids.

 

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drkstrurethane

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Location

arvada, colorado

• Jul 25, 2011

• #4

no flakes. the covers were pulled and the gears looked to be in great condition.
so are you saying this is normal? ive never done this before so i dont know what im looking for.

 

Talyn

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Location

Radford, Communistwealth of Virginia

• Jul 25, 2011

• #5

Yes, used gear oil is normally a grey color.

 

rockclimber

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San Diego

• Jul 25, 2011

• #6

if they are milky... and foamy then you have water in there... if they are just grey then you have used fluid.

 

Tim_MN

Freakish Hand Strength

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Location

Minneapolis, MN

• Jul 25, 2011

• #7

If your diff fluid looks like the picture, the gear oil was contaminated with water. Did you check your breather tubes ?

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drkstrurethane

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Location

arvada, colorado

• Jul 25, 2011

• #8

apparently i was over reacting. thanks everyone!

 

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BrokenSockets

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Location

Ayr, Ontario

• Jul 25, 2011

• #9

I think I'll refurbish my D35 and set it up in the kitchen as a milkshake machine with a see-through cover.

I just need to decide which makes better shakes - 3.07, 3.55 or 4.10 gears.

I'm sure the wife would love it.

 

rockclimber

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San Diego

• Jul 25, 2011

• #10

BrokenSockets said:

I think I'll refurbish my D35 and set it up in the kitchen as a milkshake machine with a see-through cover.

I just need to decide which makes better shakes - 3.07, 3.55 or 4.10 gears.

I'm sure the wife would love it.

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I would think the higher (numerically lower) the better... that way you get more frothing action for fewer turns of the pinion....


this actually isn't a horrible Idea. my uncle build a margarita blender out of a weedwhacker, it will turn a handle of jose, a gallon of mix, and a block of Ice into a good time in about 30 seconds...:anon:

 

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962drrhino

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saratoga, ny

• Jul 26, 2011

• #11

rockclimber said:

I would think the higher (numerically lower) the better... that way you get more frothing action for fewer turns of the pinion....


this actually isn't a horrible Idea. my uncle build a margarita blender out of a weedwhacker, it will turn a handle of jose, a gallon of mix, and a block of Ice into a good time in about 30 seconds...:anon:

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That my friend, is a work of engineering genius. Most of the great engineers I know have used thier unique skills to enhance thier
Imbibing experiences. A freakin weed wacker!!! uke: