Where is differential oil located?
Differential oil, sometimes referred to as gear oil, is found in the axle housing. It’s thicker than engine oil and is designed to perform under high pressure (gears mashing together, hydraulic nature of clutch packs) rather than high temperatures like engine oil.
How do you change the oil in a Honda rancher?
Step 3. Get a drain pan under the differential, and remove the oil check bolt and drain bolt to drain off old fluid. Sitting at the rear of the machine looking at the differential, the check bolt will be on the left side. Remove it with a 10mm socket.
How do you check the rear differential fluid?
Rear Differential Fluid. Check the fluid level with the rear differential at normal operating temperature and the vehicle sitting on level ground. Remove the differential fluid filler bolt and washer and carefully feel inside the bolt hole with your finger.
How do you change the rear differential on a Honda rancher?
Step 1. There’s a plate underneath the machine that protects the rear differential. Remove the three 10mm bolts to get the plate off. If there’s a lot of mud caked between the differential and the plate, it may take some extra effort to remove it even after you get the bolts out.
What should oil level be on Honda rancher 350?
Checked the oil level after a 5 minute idle -2 minute wait procedure. Oil was a full 1/2″ above the full mark (dipstick wiped then inserted to the edge of threads).
How to change the rear diff oil on a Honda rancher?
See how to change the rear diff oil on your Honda Rancher TRX350TM. In the video, John shows you how to remove the skid plate and then locate the oil check bolt and drain bolt as well as the fill opening. This machine looked like it had not ever had a rear diff fluid change, so John shows you how to run some fluid through to clean the system.
Where is the drain pan on a Honda rancher?
Get a drain pan under the differential, and remove the oil check bolt and drain bolt to drain off old fluid. Sitting at the rear of the machine looking at the differential, the check bolt will be on the left side. Remove it with a 10mm socket.
Where to put gear oil in Honda Foreman?
Put your 3 ozs. of gear oil in them and then pour it into the rear end. If the gear oil is too thick, use a hair dryer to warm it up so it flows better.
What kind of gear oil for front and rear differential?
You may also find after changing your front axle gear oil that you have a creaking noise when you take corners if you have the Honda limted slip front axle as I do. To stop this, just add a very little bit of limited slip additive which you can purchase from any GM or Dodge dealer.