Be careful not to overfill it doing this; when you start spinning it high rpms it will puke out the vent. A friend of mine just went thru this last month, lubed the whole backend of his car & stainded his Bassani stainless exhaust.95GTAODE said:If the plug is either too rusty, or starts to strip like mine did, you can also fill it through the axle vent on top of the pass. side axle tube.
In all honesty, if you already have the cover off, drill and tap it for a plug. I did, and it made life SO much easier.
Lemonade said:Be careful not to overfill it doing this; when you start spinning it high rpms it will puke out the vent. A friend of mine just went thru this last month, lubed the whole backend of his car & stainded his Bassani stainless exhaust.
Lems
View attachment 470143TRWXXA said:Hell... if the rearend is off the car, you could just put it on jackstands, turn it pinion side down, and fill it with the cover off. Then put on the sealant/gasket and bolt the cover back on. Probably the fastest and least messy way to do it.
Lemonade said:Be careful not to overfill it doing this; when you start spinning it high rpms it will puke out the vent.
TRWXXA said:Conveniently, it takes 2 quarts of lube, and a 4 oz bottle of friction modifier to fill a stock rear end to the level of the fill port. A few ounces either way shouldn't make too much of a difference, since the volume of the rear axle assembly is pretty large.
A third quart would be too much, however.
Thanks for the reply. If you think of it, lemme' know how it holds up after some decent take-offs and drive-time so I know whether I should consider it down the line (I aint got the coin for a girdle).95GTAODE said:Hissin''
I used a 7/16" oil pan plug with gasket, and I haven't had any leakage yet. It's only been a couple of weeks though.
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