front end grind

[tom4bren]

- tried the search on changing diff fluid but came up empty as far as how-tos go

The diff drop instructions just tell you to do it, not how to do it. Sorry.

It's pretty simple though. There will be a plug high on the differential & one low. The high one is the fill plug & the low one is the drain plug. Remove the fill plug first & then the lower one with a catch pan underneath. You may want to have a piece of cheese cloth to drain it through to catch any particles for later inspection. Remember, the hole can get clogged with gunk so you may have to poke at it to keep the oil draining. You'll need 2 bottles of 90 weight oil to put back in (IIRC it takes 1 1/2). You do NOT need the positrack additive for the front pumpkin but it won't hurt anything if that's all you can find.

Replace the drain plug. Start putting oil in the fill hole until it starts dribbling out. Replace the fill plug. Drive it for a day & then check to see if you need to add more.

EDIT:

The shop manual isn't much help either but you can find it here:

http://www.vehicross.info/modules.ph...warticle&id=20

Look on page 4A1-2 for diagnostics and 4A1-3 for a drawing of where the drain plug is.