Darin,
Actually ... you are supposed to fill to the bottom of the hole ...
just touch the bottom thread. There is a vent at the top ... if it
can't stand it I suppose it will throw up, (you don't really need any
extra oil down there though .. may cause foaming etc ... who knows).
campbell
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Subject: Hypoid differential...
> Hi, Guys!
>
> I just changed my hypoid gear oil. I filled it to the brim of the
hole, and
> just a little oil started to ooze out. I basically did as a
mechanic told me
> to.
>
> I then put the fill screw back into place, but started to think
about the
> tiny volume of space the screw is going to replace. If the oil was
filled to
> the brim, then what "free" space is there to be found? I don't want
to end
> up pressurizing the oil cavity, especially if it gets hot back
there.
>
> Isn't there a little hollow space above the oil level in the hypoid
gear
> cavity?
>
> Darrin
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