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Old 06-16-2012, 05:34 AM   #1
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Going to change the rear differential oil...Book calls for a SAE 30 Oil. Any suggestion on what brand or type of SAE 30 oil to use......Thanks!
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Old 06-16-2012, 10:37 AM   #2
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synthetic 80/90 gear oil ......30 weight is just too light for me........

I personally have been using Penzoil lately
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Old 06-16-2012, 12:34 PM   #3
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If it says 30,use 30.Kendall makes a Synthetic Sae30 Motor-Oil.I wouldn't recommend gear-oils since the rears are designed for lighter oils.They may actually over-heat and also gall bearings because of the heavier oil.I've been wrenching on Heavy-Trucks and equipment over 20yrs.,you wouldn't believe some of the weights of oils that are used where normal thinking would tell you to go heavier.Its' all about flow of the oil,since its' a splash/climbing-lube system in the rear-end.Hope this helps.
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Old 06-16-2012, 03:22 PM   #4
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I have a TXT cart and am wondering the same question. I see the drain plug but where do you add the oil to the diff?
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In the hole where the plug is,---- here is how you do it,



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Just wanted to add,If you have an older cart(Ez-Go Marathon,Yamaha G2/G9,etc..)They use 90w Gear-Oil.Switch to 75-90 Synthetic when you change the fluid.Its' much better for performance use(Off-Road/On-Road)since its' lighter and has better lubrication properties than standard gear-oil.
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So my cart is a 2008, most likely the differential fluid is original and not Synthetic. Adding synthetic now won't cause the axle seals to leaks? I've seen in the past on some older vehicles when changes to synthetic seal would leak due to the synthetic being a thinner lube base.......
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Old 06-17-2012, 11:24 AM   #8
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FWIW: I added a couple ounces of Lucas HD Oil Stabilizer to my differential and it quietened it down a bit.
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How much oil is used to fill the differential?
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