Cleaning the Differentials??
 

Hi again,

I'm going to change the gear lube in both the Front and Rear differentials.
Is there a good solvent that I can flush all the old lube out of the axles
with. The last time I sprayed brake or carb cleaner on the gears, but it
didn't get into the axles themselves and after about a month the new lube
was sludged up from the old lube left in the axles.

Thanks again,
Paul
Dana 35 and 44.
'75 CJ5 258

Re: Cleaning the Differentials??
 

anyway you can jack up each side to let them drain?

"Paul Brogren" <pibrogren@msn.com> wrote in message
news:bm1au7$gp90s$1@ID-190695.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Hi again,
>
> I'm going to change the gear lube in both the Front and Rear
differentials.
> Is there a good solvent that I can flush all the old lube out of the axles
> with. The last time I sprayed brake or carb cleaner on the gears, but it
> didn't get into the axles themselves and after about a month the new lube
> was sludged up from the old lube left in the axles.
>
> Thanks again,
> Paul
> Dana 35 and 44.
> '75 CJ5 258
>
>

Re: Cleaning the Differentials??
 

anyway you can jack up each side to let them drain?

"Paul Brogren" <pibrogren@msn.com> wrote in message
news:bm1au7$gp90s$1@ID-190695.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Hi again,
>
> I'm going to change the gear lube in both the Front and Rear
differentials.
> Is there a good solvent that I can flush all the old lube out of the axles
> with. The last time I sprayed brake or carb cleaner on the gears, but it
> didn't get into the axles themselves and after about a month the new lube
> was sludged up from the old lube left in the axles.
>
> Thanks again,
> Paul
> Dana 35 and 44.
> '75 CJ5 258
>
>

Re: Cleaning the Differentials??
 

anyway you can jack up each side to let them drain?

"Paul Brogren" <pibrogren@msn.com> wrote in message
news:bm1au7$gp90s$1@ID-190695.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Hi again,
>
> I'm going to change the gear lube in both the Front and Rear
differentials.
> Is there a good solvent that I can flush all the old lube out of the axles
> with. The last time I sprayed brake or carb cleaner on the gears, but it
> didn't get into the axles themselves and after about a month the new lube
> was sludged up from the old lube left in the axles.
>
> Thanks again,
> Paul
> Dana 35 and 44.
> '75 CJ5 258
>
>

Re: Cleaning the Differentials??
 

Hi Paul,
I wouldn't use a solvent on gears without completely disassembling
them, too many nooks and crannies that hold enough to break down the new
lubricate.
Is that a typo in your signature or do you run the small Bronco 35
front?
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Paul Brogren wrote:
>
> Hi again,
>
> I'm going to change the gear lube in both the Front and Rear differentials.
> Is there a good solvent that I can flush all the old lube out of the axles
> with. The last time I sprayed brake or carb cleaner on the gears, but it
> didn't get into the axles themselves and after about a month the new lube
> was sludged up from the old lube left in the axles.
>
> Thanks again,
> Paul
> Dana 35 and 44.
> '75 CJ5 258

Re: Cleaning the Differentials??
 

Hi Paul,
I wouldn't use a solvent on gears without completely disassembling
them, too many nooks and crannies that hold enough to break down the new
lubricate.
Is that a typo in your signature or do you run the small Bronco 35
front?
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Paul Brogren wrote:
>
> Hi again,
>
> I'm going to change the gear lube in both the Front and Rear differentials.
> Is there a good solvent that I can flush all the old lube out of the axles
> with. The last time I sprayed brake or carb cleaner on the gears, but it
> didn't get into the axles themselves and after about a month the new lube
> was sludged up from the old lube left in the axles.
>
> Thanks again,
> Paul
> Dana 35 and 44.
> '75 CJ5 258

Re: Cleaning the Differentials??
 

Hi Paul,
I wouldn't use a solvent on gears without completely disassembling
them, too many nooks and crannies that hold enough to break down the new
lubricate.
Is that a typo in your signature or do you run the small Bronco 35
front?
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Paul Brogren wrote:
>
> Hi again,
>
> I'm going to change the gear lube in both the Front and Rear differentials.
> Is there a good solvent that I can flush all the old lube out of the axles
> with. The last time I sprayed brake or carb cleaner on the gears, but it
> didn't get into the axles themselves and after about a month the new lube
> was sludged up from the old lube left in the axles.
>
> Thanks again,
> Paul
> Dana 35 and 44.
> '75 CJ5 258

Re: Cleaning the Differentials??
 

Actually your right it's a DANA 30.

--
Thanks Always !!!
Paul '75 CJ5 258
Vail, CO.
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
news:3F8497F8.EDEBDB18@cox.net...
> Hi Paul,
> I wouldn't use a solvent on gears without completely disassembling
> them, too many nooks and crannies that hold enough to break down the new
> lubricate.
> Is that a typo in your signature or do you run the small Bronco 35
> front?
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Paul Brogren wrote:
> >
> > Hi again,
> >
> > I'm going to change the gear lube in both the Front and Rear
differentials.
> > Is there a good solvent that I can flush all the old lube out of the
axles
> > with. The last time I sprayed brake or carb cleaner on the gears, but
it
> > didn't get into the axles themselves and after about a month the new
lube
> > was sludged up from the old lube left in the axles.
> >
> > Thanks again,
> > Paul
> > Dana 35 and 44.
> > '75 CJ5 258

Re: Cleaning the Differentials??
 

Actually your right it's a DANA 30.

--
Thanks Always !!!
Paul '75 CJ5 258
Vail, CO.
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
news:3F8497F8.EDEBDB18@cox.net...
> Hi Paul,
> I wouldn't use a solvent on gears without completely disassembling
> them, too many nooks and crannies that hold enough to break down the new
> lubricate.
> Is that a typo in your signature or do you run the small Bronco 35
> front?
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Paul Brogren wrote:
> >
> > Hi again,
> >
> > I'm going to change the gear lube in both the Front and Rear
differentials.
> > Is there a good solvent that I can flush all the old lube out of the
axles
> > with. The last time I sprayed brake or carb cleaner on the gears, but
it
> > didn't get into the axles themselves and after about a month the new
lube
> > was sludged up from the old lube left in the axles.
> >
> > Thanks again,
> > Paul
> > Dana 35 and 44.
> > '75 CJ5 258

Re: Cleaning the Differentials??
 

Actually your right it's a DANA 30.

--
Thanks Always !!!
Paul '75 CJ5 258
Vail, CO.
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
news:3F8497F8.EDEBDB18@cox.net...
> Hi Paul,
> I wouldn't use a solvent on gears without completely disassembling
> them, too many nooks and crannies that hold enough to break down the new
> lubricate.
> Is that a typo in your signature or do you run the small Bronco 35
> front?
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Paul Brogren wrote:
> >
> > Hi again,
> >
> > I'm going to change the gear lube in both the Front and Rear
differentials.
> > Is there a good solvent that I can flush all the old lube out of the
axles
> > with. The last time I sprayed brake or carb cleaner on the gears, but
it
> > didn't get into the axles themselves and after about a month the new
lube
> > was sludged up from the old lube left in the axles.
> >
> > Thanks again,
> > Paul
> > Dana 35 and 44.
> > '75 CJ5 258