In summary, proper maintenance of all wheel drive and four wheel drive fluids will ensure proper operation year-round and prevent future expense. This ensures the fluid is always in good condition so as to allow the gears, bearings and internal components to do their job without interruption. I've rotated the tires 3 times already!!! They must be replaced under warranty!!. You won't need much oil you only need 1. Changing it yearly is completely un-nessassary, it's not being contaminated with gas, it prolly doesn't need it. Had the transmission fluid changed also having the mechanic look for metal shaving with none found.
Took me less than 30mins to accomplish this. I said it should not have gone out as I have done every maintenance on this car. Part 1: Be sure to rate, comment and share And as always, thanks for watching Intro: Louisiana Fairytale by Austin Rogers. Due to the frequency with which the rear wheels and rear differential are submerged, replacing the rear differential fluid ensures no water that may have spilled into the rear differential will remain long enough to corrode the differential carrier and wheel bearings. Make sure if you are not comfortable with this procedure to take your vehicle to a professional local shop to have it repaired. Pump the oil in till it comes out the upper fill plug. I bought my oil from amsoil.
Depending on the use of the vehicle and type of gear oil required, the change frequency of your differential and transfer case fluid can vary. I noticed the timing as well. Next up Transfer case being they use the same oil it makes life easier. Might as well get the gallon and do the T-Case too while I'm down there. After it was done, they worked but squeaking became so loud it was unbearable every time brakes were used. I've read that depending on the age of the part, switching to synthetic can actually uncover problems small leaks in seals, etc. I shudder to think what might have happened had this part seized up on me at 65 mph in traffic, or on one of our icy mountain roads in the winter.
At 28K, brakes grinding into front rotors. We wanted to share what we use for fluid on these new vehicles and why they are needed for your Toyota or Lexus repair or maintenance. My question is, have you noticed any leaking seals, etc. Hi there, this is my first post on GenVibe. If you can then you can remove the lower drain plugLet it drain, it will take a while because it's a very thick heavy oil.
First thing to make things easier to work on. So they knew about the problem, and did not notify me. Quote, originally posted by keithvibe »it's really easy to do. Shortly after, you will receive price quotes directly from the sellers that stock the Differential Assembly. Additionally, Matrix returns impressive fuel economy for its size and has good power. A quick note, the fluid will drain faster, if you go for a short drive and warm it up a little. Additionally, Matrix returns impressive fuel economy for its size and has good power.
Having it on ramps for the whole drain, might leave some in the case, toward the front of the diff. A tall hatchback based on the Toyota Corolla sedan, the Matrix has added height, giving it more passenger and cargo space than most competitors. I said they should cover all of it since it was clearly defective. Alternator was double price of other alternators in older cars 1999 cars Should not have happened with low mileage 25 K. .
Like in the engine of your car, oil is used as a lubricant to reduce friction between the moving and non-moving parts of your all wheel drive and four wheel drive system. I know I had to when I did my diffs on the 2500 Cummins, when I switched all the fluids over. For a temporary repair, I stuck in an old 3rd member to fill the hole in the axle housing and then put the locking hubs back on unlocked. Need to replace both rotors and pads. Didn't even notice the timing, but that was pretty good. Once the oil is done draining clean and replace the lower fill plug on the differential, leave out the upper fill plug to pump new oil in.
A tall hatchback based on the Toyota Corolla sedan, the Matrix has added height, giving it more passenger and cargo space than most competitors. I could be wrong though. I read that you used full-synthetic in your fluid change. A handful of broken gear teeth and metal debris was removed from the bottom. In the photo above you can also see the fill plug located just above the drain plug.
These were installed back in the later '90s as I recall and have been driven on all sorts of off-road trails over that time. Other plusses include a compliant ride, fairly nimble handling and effective brakes. Since I didn't see a write up on how to change it, figured I would do one. Really like the Amsoil Products too, their hand pump is a must when dealing with their fluids, since the bottle necks seem to be different than standard. About our 2010 Toyota Matrix Differential Assembly locating service: We can help you find the 2010 Toyota Matrix Differential Assembly fast and cheap. Quote, originally posted by pick41 »Old thread I know, but nice write up, was thinking about doing this myself before winter. The one with out the magnet it the fill plug.
Do you realize, you posted 364 days to the day, from when it was origionally posted. !!! The one with the magnet is the drain plug. Wrote to Toyota who covered half the repair. There is something off about how the car is aligned, or how the tires are balanced or how the tires are turned in, or something. Fill out your contact information and your Differential Assembly request will get distributed instantly to a nationwide network of auto recyclers, salvage yards, wrecking yards, junkyards and parts brokers across the country. This is very common with these cars and usually goes miss diagnosed as a bad rear wheel bearing or a bad differential bearing. Then I found a Toyota technical service bulletin on the internet describing the exact problem, dated August 23, 2007.