75k mile service - diff and transfer case fluid change

[Mozambique]

Can anyone kindly clarify oil volumes for front and rear diff and Tcase? Some say to oil filler plug level and others say an exact volume is required and to fill plug level is over filling. Owners handbook states approx. total capacity but then says use precise volume. Not v helpful.
Thanks!

 

[scott schmerge]

Can anyone kindly clarify oil volumes for front and rear diff and Tcase? Some say to oil filler plug level and others say an exact volume is required and to fill plug level is over filling. Owners handbook states approx. total capacity but then says use precise volume. Not v helpful.
Thanks!

T case is to fill plug. Diffs are specific volume. I can’t remeber what volume is, but I’d fill what was drained (unless you have a leak).

 

[TrinidadLR4]

Front diff was less than a quart(.6 maybe?). Xfer case was 1.5, rear was also 1.7 or so(big rear pumpkin, mine is a locker though. Open diff is smaller). I just filled them to fill holes.

 

[ryanjl]

Filling to the fill holes is an overfill on these.

 

[scott schmerge]

Filling to the fill holes is an overfill on these.

This is from an older thread and the volumes I used...

 

[Pfunk951]

For your workbenches:

 

[Pfunk951]

And disregard the Automatic Gearbox capacity information.

 

[quirozson]

Just completed this maintenance. All fluids looked amazingly clean. Probably could have waited, but hiendsight is 20/20. Used owners manual volumes for front and read Diff. (non locking). Transfer case filled to the fill hole. The amounts listed by Pfunk951 look similar to my manual but off by a few 1/10ths. or 1/100ths. 2011 LR4

 

[Pfunk951]

Excellent.. If the fluids looked good, then you can rest assured you didn't wait too long.. I can show you no evidence of drivetrain component failure due to preemptive maintenance, and I could fill your inbox with instances of failure due to delayed maintenance.

Log the service, and roll on.

Mike

 

[Azoo]

Finally, I installed the dampener on the transfer case to quell the vibration/humming that was noticeable in a narrow rpm range(2500-3000rpm). There is a vacant hole in the transfer case housing. It appears unthreaded but I think it was threaded at one point and got oxidized over time, since there was nothing in there for so long. The re-threading was easy and now the vibrations/humming is gone.


Where did you buy the dampener from ? was it the dealer ? I plan to have mine done this summer.