Gear Oil Replacement
Updated by TSB-09-27-004GEAR OIL REPLACEMENT
DIFFERENTIAL MECHANISM PART
1. Remove the filler plug.
2. Remove the drain plug and drain oil.
3. Install the drain plug, and tighten it to the specified torque.
Tightening torque: 32 ± 2 Nm (23 ± 2 ft-lb)
4. Fill the specified gear oil up to the bottom of the filler plug hole. After the gear oil reaches the bottom of the filler plug hole, leave it for 1 minute. Then add the gear oil up to the bottom of the hole or until the oil overflows. If the oil overflows, wipe it off thoroughly.
CAUTION: Take time to add the LSD gear oil because it has high viscosity and poor fluidity. If the ambient temperature is under 15° C (59° F), fill the oil at a slower rate.
Specified gear oil: MITSUBISHI Genuine DIA QUEEN LSD gear oil
Amount to use: 0.55 ± 0.02 dm3 (0.58 ± 0.02 qt)
5. Install the filler plug, and tighten it to the specified torque.
Tightening torque: 49 ± 10 Nm (37 ± 7 ft-lb)
TORQUE TRANSFER MECHANISM PART
1. Remove the filler plug.
2. Remove the drain plug and drain oil.
3. Install the drain plug, and tighten it to the specified torque.
Tightening torque: 32 ± 2 Nm (23 ± 2 ft-lb)
4. Fill the specified gear oil up to the bottom of the filler plug hole.
Specified gear oil: DIAMOND ATF-SP III
Amount to use: 0.55-0.60 dm3 (0.58-0.63 qt)
5. Install the filler plug, and tighten it to the specified torque.
Tightening torque: 49 ± 10 Nm (37 ± 7 ft-lb)