LEAKAGE. Do not know wur its coming from

[Ldub]

I think the confusion regarding torque/impact wrenches is stemming from the mention in the past of an impact wrench being a handy tool to have when removing the little phillips head screws that hold the bearing tensioning collar in place...they are fairly soft & the heads are easily stripped. (rounded)

It was a HAND impact wrench that was recommended (also harbor freight), which can be used with a phillips bit & struck with a hammer.

[Ascinder]

If all fails I will buy just a torque wrench and use some pb blaster. I think the Harbor freight in my neck of the woods just opened. Are they normally cheaper than HD or Lowes, Sears?

Harbor Freight is known for having pretty much the cheapest tools around. Some people curse their name, others praise them for offering reasonable prices. Personally I have used them for years and have yet to have had any problems. In fact, many of the hand tools in the Snap On catalog are identical(yes in quality too). They are willing to replace any broken hand tool for free forever just like sears, but for substantially less up front. To me, unless you are going to use these tools absolutely every day like a professional mechanic or a contractor, then they are a good blend of cost vs. effectiveness. For the average occasional/infrequent do it yourselfer, they are ideal. I don't know if you know this or not, but you aren't going to be using the torque wrench to take things off with. At least you really shouldn't. They can be damaged and then the settings you dial in won't be in any way precise. If you have wrenches with a box end, and an open end, you can use one and link another through the other end to create a longer lever, or use a large socket wrench and a hollow length of tube around the handle to get the leverage. You should also look up their metric socket sets while you're there. I think if you get the right two, then they should have any and all sockets you will ever use on the VX.

[JHarris1385]

I cant not get the fill plugg off the front diff to even top it off. I have loaded it with PB Blaster and still no luch even with a breaker bar. Any ideas?

[etlsport]

keep tuggin away! mine took forever to get off of there.. i used a 1 foot ratchet + about a 2 foot pipe and even then took all sorts of effort.. just make sure u are turning it to the left

[Ascinder]

Give the plug a couple good hits with a 5 lb. hammer to help jar the threads, then put the breaker bar back on the plug and hit the end of the handle with the same hammer. Sometimes things that are threaded get a little stuck/rusted/gooed into place and just need that tender loving whack to convince them to move again.

[JHarris1385]

Will do tonight. Going to order that seal tonight and tackle this job in the morning.

[JHarris1385]

Upon getting that fill nut off the fluid in both the front and the rear the oil was lightly pouring out (which means full right). So far I put just under 2 quarts in the rear with the LSD additive. The manual says 2.3 quarts but it look less than 2.

I did not get to the front fill up yet by the time I post this but I did take pictures of the current state.

[Ascinder]

There's pretty much no doubt about it. That is definitely the oil seal. Don't worry at all about only 2 quarts going into the differential. There is probably still a little(like .3 quarts ) probably in the bottom. It is almost impossible to get out unless you have a professional suction gun with a very flexible tip.