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Old 03-21-2012, 10:33 PM   #1
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Question Differential questions?

Hey I'm curious to find out what gearing i have in the back of my truck (1984 c10 w/305) but more specifically if i have a limited slip differential. The reason i
'm curious is because i just changed my gear oil and am wondering if i needed to add the special additive i searched a few times on here and people said to jack up the rear and spin one tire and watch the other one... i did and the other didn't move what so ever i tried both sides and both directions, am i missing something here? Thanks guys
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Old 03-21-2012, 10:36 PM   #2
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Hey I'm curious to find out what gearing i have in the back of my truck (1984 c10 w/305) but more specifically if i have a limited slip differential. The reason i
'm curious is because i just changed my gear oil and am wondering if i needed to add the special additive i searched a few times on here and people said to jack up the rear and spin one tire and watch the other one... i did and the other didn't move what so ever i tried both sides and both directions, am i missing something here? Thanks guys
Was it in neutral? If not then the transmission won't let anything budge.
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Old 03-21-2012, 10:38 PM   #3
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Was it in neutral? If not then the transmission won't let anything budge.
Yes i had the front tires blocked and the truck was on jack stands in neutral
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Old 03-21-2012, 10:49 PM   #4
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Yes i had the front tires blocked and the truck was on jack stands in neutral
Ah, just wanted to make sure. I pulled a dumb and tried the same thing without it in neutral once
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Old 03-21-2012, 10:37 PM   #5
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Re: Differential questions?

Almost forgot the glove box sticker say rear axle- standard and i think the code is gq1?
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Almost forgot the glove box sticker say rear axle- standard and i think the code is gq1?
GQ1 just means the base axle ratio.

G80 is the option for the limited slip/locking (ie, "non open") diff, and it would appear on your glove box sticker if you have it. If it's not on there then your truck was not built with it originally.

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GQ1 just means the base axle ratio.

G80 is the option for the limited slip/locking (ie, "non open") diff, and it would appear on your glove box sticker if you have it. If it's not on there then your truck was not built with it originally.

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Old 03-21-2012, 10:53 PM   #8
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Lol i've made some pretty done mistakes happens to the best of us haha
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Re: Differential questions?

You can go out when it's wet outside and take a right with some gas. If you just spin the inside wheel then you have no posi. If you go sideways and spin out then you prob have a gov loc. which is as good as putting a grenade in your pants with the pin pulled
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Old 03-22-2012, 08:32 AM   #10
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Re: Differential questions?

If it says g80 and both wheels don't spin then the posi is shot anyway..
I have an 84 with a 305 and it came with 2.56. (t350 tranny)
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Old 03-22-2012, 01:30 PM   #11
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Re: Differential questions?

I'm not sure that i filled my diff. all the way up with gear oil i used a little over 2 qts which should be good i would assume i didn't really feel gear oil through the fill hole (was my first time doing this so not sure what it should feel like) but it was starting to run out the fill hole so i should be alright correct?
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That's correct.
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