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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Suzuki 4x4 Forum => Topic started by: bhmudder11 on June 09, 2008, 10:24:09 PM

Title: gear lube
Post by: bhmudder11 on June 09, 2008, 10:24:09 PM

can someone tell me what weight and how much gear lube you should put in the frount and rear differental.
 my ride is a 1987 samurai

thanks

Title: Re: gear lube
Post by: wildgoody on June 09, 2008, 11:02:21 PM

80-90 will be fine and each end takes about 1 quart

Wild

Title: Re: gear lube
Post by: bhmudder11 on June 09, 2008, 11:39:56 PM

thanks for the help.  is there any other oils i should change beside that and the motor oil.  im dont know all the terms in the truck world.  im new to this.  im an atv guy

Title: Re: gear lube
Post by: Jeremiah on June 10, 2008, 12:43:26 AM

If it's a new vehicle (to me), I check / change all the fluids...

Transfer case, bleed the breaks, flush & replace coolant, suck out & replace power steering fluid, check the belts, cap & rotor, timing belt...

Title: Re: gear lube
Post by: bhmudder11 on June 10, 2008, 10:56:53 AM

were do i fill up the transfer case oil.  what do i use and how much.  and would that be considered the transmission

Title: Re: gear lube
Post by: Jeremiah on June 10, 2008, 04:02:09 PM

Go here:
http://www.acksfaq.com/ (http://www.acksfaq.com/)

Get the Field Service Manual (FSM). It will tell you all (location, pics, quantity of fluids, Method of Procedure etc.). It's got just about all you'll ever need to know about your samurai.

And, the transfer case and transmission are two separate entities.

Title: Re: gear lube
Post by: bhmudder11 on June 10, 2008, 04:19:56 PM

thanks. thats what i needed.

Title: Re: gear lube
Post by: bhmudder11 on June 10, 2008, 04:46:05 PM

i cant find the service manual for a 1987. will the 1988 work for my sammy

Title: Re: gear lube
Post by: rascott on June 10, 2008, 06:00:54 PM

if you search around, i'm sure you can find a fsm for your year.
for basic service info, a chilton's will give you most of what you need and enough procedural advice on how to do it.
more technical stuff gets left out.

Title: Re: gear lube
Post by: bhmudder11 on June 10, 2008, 06:33:10 PM

thanks i found one.  but will 80w90 oil work without problems instede of 75w90. it gets very hot here and i have a bunch of 80w90 oil

Title: Re: gear lube
Post by: Drone637 on June 10, 2008, 11:33:35 PM

80/90w shoudl be fine.  I believe that is what I run in my SJ.

Title: Re: gear lube
Post by: bhmudder11 on June 11, 2008, 01:09:30 AM

thanks yall. i got the fsm so im good to go.  got some work tommarow