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  1. 26th May 2008, 09:17 AM #1
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    How to - oil and what size tool?

    What size spanner do I need to undo the nuts that hold the hub onto the stub axle in the rear of the salisbury diff defender? The two big ones that hold - adjust the bearings in place ( if I wasn't clear in the first sentence )
    Also, I'm running maxi drive flanges and oil seals removed. How do I fill the rear diff? Someone told me years ago that he has to raise one wheel "X" distance before filling to the fill hole but JDM told me to leave it level. I pulled the flange off on the weekend expecting oil to go everywhere but there was just a little drible. And yes I should have measured the nut while I had the flange off.
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  2. 26th May 2008, 09:39 AM #2
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    Gday steve

    Mate im preaty sure the hub nut spanner is 54mm tho not 100 % if you have a manual it should state the corect size in there ....

    As for filling the diff with oil either way you mentioned will work if you fill through the stub just mesure out the required amount and ad say an extra 100ml for the hubs and tip it in this way works the best if you dont have a pump for filling the diff throughthe filler plug on the diff pan oh and yep jack up the side you fill from and make sure the drive flange is sealed on the other side ...

    Once its filled to required amount either jack the other side up so oil flows back to the bearings on the side you fill from or drive round in a circle to force the oil over to the bearings ....

    Tho i also pack my bearings with hy temp bearing grease on assembly as it just mixes with the oil over time and this way you know the bearings have good lube from the first drive ....
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  3. 26th May 2008, 09:40 AM #3
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    2.1/16"/53mm or thereabouts ?
    I just use my old Jeep one

    and yes, just fill it up level, then check it in a couple of days or so. I used to fill then take it on some radical sideslopes to get the oil down the axle tubes. Don't really know if it did anything .
    The oil eventually makes it's way up the axle tubes OK, just grease the bearings when fitting, although I've heavily oiled them and fitted too, and the bearings are still in the car.

    I actually overfill the diff as my fill hole is fairly high (aftermarket diff cover) just to ensure oil gets out to the bearings.
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    i grease the bearings and fill the diff to the normal level and check once a week for a few weeks

    i to expected more oil to be in the hub when i had it off the other week, seems to be doing the job, bearings were in good nick
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  5. 26th May 2008, 11:05 AM #5
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    Extra oil in diff.

    When I fitted Maxis at the rear I put a bit more oil in through the diff breather hole and pulled the seals out before fitting the axles to allow the oil to travel to the bearings.
    Only a bit comes out when it's jacked up one side so there's plenty gets to where it should during normal driving.
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  6. 26th May 2008, 12:39 PM #6
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    Yeah. I always take a drive out to Ophir reserve and get some side angle driving in afetr changing the oil in the axles etc and that's why I was surprised at how low the level was in the hubs. Now I know it's not uncommon, Thanks.
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