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Got a little bit of a groan out of the rear end of Moxie last night.
A groan could be a sign of something bad, but since it was only happening when I was in a low-speed wheel-lock turn, it was likely just old fluid in the differential.
All wheel drive is just an unneeded complication for a 2nd gen Equinox, but it's there, so we service it.
I happened to have a bottle of 75W-90 on the shelf and all the tools, so I decided to change the fluid.
Moxie reminded me that she's from Iowa again.
The fill and drain plugs both require a 10mm allen wrench to remove. The hex-hole in both were caked with rusty crud. That was a pain to get out. But I endeavored to persevere and got a 10mm allen socket on there.
Whereupon the fill plug refused to move.
Add PB Blaster. Wait a sec. Try again.
No bueno.
BREAKER BAR!
¡Eso está mucho mejor!
Once broken loose, all went smoothly.
It gave one last groan turning left onto the road leading to the local grocery store to do some figure eights to get the fluid stirred up and coating the gears.
Smooth as butter now.
Why you always remove the fill plug first, in one easy lesson. :)
ReplyDeleteThe amusing thing is that this is only the second vehicle I've done it in the correct order.
DeleteThe Vette wouldn't drain in a timely manner with the fill plug in, so I pulled it first.
But neither Camaro or the Biscayne... Pull off the back cover and think about filling later.