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Old 06-21-2003, 04:05 PM
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for diff oil on my wolverine it says to use hypiod or something like that what is the difference in that and regular gear oil?
 
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I have no clue what the differance is. We use Slick 50 in our Wolvy diff's.
 
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Old 06-22-2003, 08:42 AM
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I use Mobil 1 synthetic gear oil in my rear diff. The front diff is a limited slip type, so you must use a limited slip type gear oil , or else supplement your hypoid gear oil with a limited slip additive (as I do). Failure to use the correct front diff oil will result in hard steering.

 
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