Draining the Axle

sb mm 35.03.002
  1. Park the vehicle on a level surface, shut down the engine, and set the parking brake. Chock the tires.
  2. Clean the fill plug and the area around it. Remove the plug from the oil fill hole. See Fig..

    3. Caution: Be careful when draining the axle oil. It may be very hot, and could cause personal injury if it contacts the skin.

  3. Remove the plug at the bottom of the housing and drain the lubricant while the unit is warm. Allow enough time for all the old lubricant to drain completely.
  4. Clean the drain plug. For magnetic drain plugs, a piece of key stock or any other convenient steel slug may be used to short the two magnetic poles and divert the magnetic field.
  5. After cleaning the drain plug, install and tighten the plug 30 lbf·ft (41 N·m).

    Note: Engine-front configuration shown; engine-rear configuration is similar.

    • Front View

    • Rear View

    1. Breather Hose

    2. Axle Housing Breather

    3. Oil Drain Plug

    4. Oil Fill Plug

    Fig. 1, Component Locations, Detroit Axles

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Parent topic: Detroit Axle
Document Number: 0000120650
Manual Publication Date: 2025-01-08
Topic Publication Date: 2024-11-18