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Old 09-30-2014, 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by svines1972
After setting up my car and getting everything dialed in, the rear end became super loose on corner entry. I open up the rear diff to rebuild it thinking it might be the problem. I noticed that the 2k oil had dissipated to 1/3 of the original amount. There have been no leaks. Does the oil burn up inside causing this.
The oil does not burn up, it will leak out only. When you built the diff, did you let the oil work it's way into the gears? Is the diff very stiff when you first put it together? I had a problem with the diff o-ring swelling to the point where the diff was unusable.
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