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Generally I put some lucas in diff's.

 

A super product (and reflects that in it's price) is MT-10 from Muscle Products. It's an additive.

 

It seems the viscosity doesn't change with temperature.

 

A friend and I got a gallon some years back - I wanna say lit was like 150/gal then or more.

 

I know if I'm in the garage when it's cold the already thick Lucas is incredibly thick. So much so that I have an old crock pot to warm it up.

 

But the MT-10 seems to have the same thickness as it does when it's 90 degrees. They probably have a website. They used to have a location close to me but after it being there many years they closed it a few years back. They so still have it at the dealer car auctions, and my local transmission shop has it too.

 

Nothing will overcome damage/wear though.

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I recently used some Redline Lightweight Shockproof (smurf blood!) in diffs and transmissions in our 2 soobs and it seemed to cut the 'normal' front diff whine in our H6 Outback approx in half. Slightly improved 'speed shifting' in my WRX 5spd. It has some kinda particles in suspension so, maybe it's quieter because it works in a slightly different way? Not for any system with a pump or filter.(STI 6 speed for example)

 

 

expensive to try very many lubes but, that's the only suggestion I have.

 

 

chances are, if a well maintained diff has sustained some kinda damage, oil is not gonna fix it.

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H6, so an auto. Typical pinion bearing whine, disappears when there's no load.

 

Just under 200k miles, fluid has always been at the proper level, always looked clear and smelled nice and fresh, was even changed a few times.

 

No goop is going to cure it, but I'd like to see how long I can put off major trans work.

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I've changed out the front fluid for lucas with 50% lucas additive, no change in the noise.

 

Took the crud off the magnet, the flakes here are incredibly thin and might just be tiny particles held together because they are magnetized, no solid pieces at all.

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I've changed out the front fluid for lucas with 50% lucas additive, no change in the noise.

 

Took the crud off the magnet, the flakes here are incredibly thin and might just be tiny particles held together because they are magnetized, no solid pieces at all.

 

assuming the total mass in that pic is 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon or so, it fairly well matches the stuff I've wiped off the diff magnets on my cars. FWIW

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any i see that the pinion bering is going out its the berring cage that wreaks it the cage breaks up and gets into the berring and eats it up and allows the pinion to shuttle back and fourth. Witch can take out the awd end of trans to by chewing up the output drums and gears. if you can hear it i bett the pinions done.Have had 3 thiss year had smoked pinions lucky i have many good cores with good diffs.

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Noise with rear wheels on the ground and not moving:

 

 

I think this is definitive, front pinion bearing.

 

I also confirmed even in 1, there is NO drive to the rear wheels until you step on the gas (whern I had all 4 off the ground, heh)

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I'd replace the external one while it's easier, it's old.

 

The only compelling reason to replace the internal one is due to the oring on it, the filter itself as you know is just a screen and doesn't clog. If it has debris in it then your issues are far more ominous than a dirty filter. Whether that oring ever causes a problem I have no idea, seems I've heard of it once, but most orings do have the capacity to cause issues.

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I'd replace the external one while it's easier, it's old.

 

The only compelling reason to replace the internal one is due to the oring on it, the filter itself as you know is just a screen and doesn't clog. If it has debris in it then your issues are far more ominous than a dirty filter. Whether that oring ever causes a problem I have no idea, seems I've heard of it once, but most orings do have the capacity to cause issues.

 

External one is just wire mesh, isn't it?

 

Part of my decision will be based on what the fluid coming out looks like.

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