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Pbav8tor

Old Fart
So I was changing the oil today and while under the truck thought I should look over the undercariage. It could use a good washing but no problems. Then I go to the rear and see oil on the rightside of the axle. Where is oil coming from? I find it pretty quickly. The Expo diff cover has a breather hole that I had plugged but now was open. I guess the pressure blew it out. So I made a plug and JB Weld it in the hole, let's see that blow out. Checked the fluid level and it was down a little but not bad. Topped it off and closed it up. Just glad I found it before it drained the pumpkin.

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I thought this was going to be about something TOTALLY different! lol

Good find though, glad it was caught in time
 
Hooligan said:
I thought this was going to be about something TOTALLY different! lol

Good find though, glad it was caught in time
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I knew you would think that way, mind in the gutter. I could tell you about the nieghbor tearing her shirt off after getting caught in a bee's nest! Oh wait, that's another story.
 
Pbav8tor said:
I knew you would think that way, mind in the gutter. I could tell you about the nieghbor tearing her shirt off after getting caught in a bee's nest! Oh wait, that's another story.
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That deserves a thread all to it's own :eek:
 
Had to reread it a second time. The ranger axle does have a breather just not on the diff cover, but I knew what you meant.

Thats weird that it blew out though.
 
If you're building up enough pressure to pop that "plug" out, I would look into it. Sounds like your breather's clogged up (on the axle TUBE). I would look into it IMMEDIATELY.
 
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