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on the MOO cover, what about the oil that sits lower than the drain plug? Isn't that where most of the tiny metal filings and junk that ya might find in gear oil settle? /forums/images/graemlins/thinking.gif
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Two things come to mind as I reached the end of this thread.....
1. Water in Oil - OK, valid arguement...but doesn't oil FLOAT on water? Wouldn't that imply that removing a drain plug down low would let you see in a hurry whether WATER was coming out instead of OIL??? /forums/images/graemlins/dunno.gif
2. Metal Shavings - There's no easy way to get them all out even if you DO take the entire cover off. It's like an invisible murky bowl of grossness in the bottom (on a 14BFF at least!). Why not install a couple of those old hard drive actuator magnets on the back of the diff cover....down low somewhere??? In case you don't know....drive magnets are some of the CRAZIEST, STRONGEST magnets you'll ever find. They stick like crazy (so mounting should be simple! /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif) and any metal particles floating or sloshing around in the "soup" would surely not escape the tractorbeam effects of those magnets!!!
Seems like a couple of good arguements if I do say so myself. BTW -> Any covers I build will have drain plugs in them. I'm much more inclined to do a gear oil swap/check if I can do it FAST!!
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All good points...those magnets work well...
On the MOO cover...it looks like Steve could still put a plug in the very bottom of the cover...
I plan on building mine with plugs at the top and bottom...
So filling can be made easier also..
As far as FLUSHING the axle goes..
getting inside isn't needed at every change..
By having a pipe plug in the top...solvent poured in for cleaning...possibly reaching the axle tubes...
A pump could be used to.. /forums/images/graemlins/thinking.gif
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on the MOO cover, what about the oil that sits lower than the drain plug? Isn't that where most of the tiny metal filings and junk that ya might find in gear oil settle? /forums/images/graemlins/thinking.gif
j
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Two things come to mind as I reached the end of this thread.....
1. Water in Oil - OK, valid arguement...but doesn't oil FLOAT on water? Wouldn't that imply that removing a drain plug down low would let you see in a hurry whether WATER was coming out instead of OIL??? /forums/images/graemlins/dunno.gif
2. Metal Shavings - There's no easy way to get them all out even if you DO take the entire cover off. It's like an invisible murky bowl of grossness in the bottom (on a 14BFF at least!). Why not install a couple of those old hard drive actuator magnets on the back of the diff cover....down low somewhere??? In case you don't know....drive magnets are some of the CRAZIEST, STRONGEST magnets you'll ever find. They stick like crazy (so mounting should be simple! /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif) and any metal particles floating or sloshing around in the "soup" would surely not escape the tractorbeam effects of those magnets!!!
Seems like a couple of good arguements if I do say so myself. BTW -> Any covers I build will have drain plugs in them. I'm much more inclined to do a gear oil swap/check if I can do it FAST!!
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All good points...those magnets work well...
On the MOO cover...it looks like Steve could still put a plug in the very bottom of the cover...
I plan on building mine with plugs at the top and bottom...
So filling can be made easier also..
As far as FLUSHING the axle goes..
getting inside isn't needed at every change..
By having a pipe plug in the top...solvent poured in for cleaning...possibly reaching the axle tubes...
A pump could be used to.. /forums/images/graemlins/thinking.gif
