I just pulled this out of my rear differential. How screwed am I?

40 to 332 · 07-10-2015, 07:36 PM

Well, there you have it … the magnet popped out of the housing. I suspect it would have simply remained on the bottom of the diff housing. If the fluid looked unremarkable, you may be OK. There's no evidence from the picture of the magnet that any chunks of metal were flying about. The residue on the magnet looks pretty normal for fluid with that much mileage on it.

40 to 332 · 07-10-2015, 07:38 PM

Guess I should have asked: Were there any solid bits/chunks of metal on the magnet?

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07-10-2015, 07:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
40 to 332 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Kimberley, BC, CANADA Posts: 455 Drives: 13 370Z BS M6 Sport Rep Power: 440	Well, there you have it … the magnet popped out of the housing. I suspect it would have simply remained on the bottom of the diff housing. If the fluid looked unremarkable, you may be OK. There's no evidence from the picture of the magnet that any chunks of metal were flying about. The residue on the magnet looks pretty normal for fluid with that much mileage on it.

07-10-2015, 07:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
40 to 332 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Kimberley, BC, CANADA Posts: 455 Drives: 13 370Z BS M6 Sport Rep Power: 440	Guess I should have asked: Were there any solid bits/chunks of metal on the magnet?