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93yjFirstJeep

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Maintenance after regear
« on: August 24, 2009, 08:27:27 PM »
So i put 4.88 in my yj maybe 1500 miles ago, and i just read that you are supposed to change the fluid after about 500 miles. Is this necessary?
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Offline FourbangerYJ

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Re: Maintenance after regear
« Reply #1 on: August 24, 2009, 08:45:59 PM »
YES! During the gear break in period lots of metal shavings come off. You will be surprised how grey your oil is.
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Offline jagular7

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Re: Maintenance after regear
« Reply #2 on: August 25, 2009, 08:47:11 AM »
Not only should you drain the diffs (rather than suck it out), you should brake clean as much as you can as well. This would be a good time to inspect your wear pattern on the gears.
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jdarg

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Re: Maintenance after regear
« Reply #3 on: August 27, 2009, 12:45:53 PM »
If you weren't careful about break-in and got it too hot at first few trips the fluid could have broke down too, although that would be the least of your worries at that point. I agree w/ the other posters - drop the cover, inspect your pattern, and replace w/ new lube.

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