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#41973 01/16/2002 11:23 PM | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 140 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 140 | I wanted to change the gear oil in the rearend of my truck today, but I cant seem to get it out. Someone said that taking out one of the bolts for the cover should let the oil out, but nothing came out. Do I have to take the cover off to get the oil out? The rear axle in my truck is a Dana 44. 
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#41974 01/17/2002 12:09 AM | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | The Dana 44 I had in my Willys (and the Dana 25, for that matter) had a plug in the cover for filling and a plug in the casting for draining. The drain accepted a 1/2" socket wrench extension. It got easily covered over with muck, though, so it was easy to miss. If you don't have one of those, you may have to take the cover all the way off if the seal is good.
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#41975 01/17/2002 4:28 AM | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 140 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 140 | Thanks for the quick reply. I found the plug at the bottom. It was covered by dirt and grease. I got it out, and the oil was as dark as night. It probably hasnt been changed since the reagan administration :rolleyes:
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#41976 01/17/2002 7:33 AM | Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,773 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,773 | Originally posted by gmcfan:
It probably hasnt been changed since the reagan administration According to the records on my 52, when I bought her 4 years ago the gear lube was last changed during the Johnson administration. :p
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#41977 01/17/2002 2:28 PM | Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 581 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 581 | For those Rear ends and tranny's that don't have a drain plug, you can use a siphon to get the old oil out thru the filler hole [img] http://www.laroke.com/larryk4674/2001/bb032001ct.jpg[/img] | | |
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