I've never had anything to do with an 8.8 rear end before. I bought a '98 Cobra Wednesday afternoon, and was checking everything out last night. I pulled the fill plug out of the carrier and the end was covered with what looked like gray putty. It had a graphite feel and smelled really bad. Diff was full and what seeped out was really thick and same gray color. Definitely not the Royal Purple I use in my classics.
The car only has 24,800 miles and gets good traction to both wheels, but there is a noise coming from the back that reminds me of our washing machine. My first guess would be a bearing, but the gray ooze has me worried. I plan to pull the back cover and inspect this weekend. I would have done it last night but it was late and I figured I better have a new gasket on hand for the cover.
Any good links with pictures on how to inspect/rebuild an 8.8? All other suggestions always welcome.
The car only has 24,800 miles and gets good traction to both wheels, but there is a noise coming from the back that reminds me of our washing machine. My first guess would be a bearing, but the gray ooze has me worried. I plan to pull the back cover and inspect this weekend. I would have done it last night but it was late and I figured I better have a new gasket on hand for the cover.
Any good links with pictures on how to inspect/rebuild an 8.8? All other suggestions always welcome.
