Axle fluid capacity?
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What's the fluid capacity on the front and rear axles on our 6.7 ram trucks 4wd's? How many quarts does each take? Can't seem to find the answer in my owner's manual. And what's a good synthetic oil brand to use. Thanks!!
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What model are the axles?
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74 ounces in the front and in the rear if you have a 10.5 it is 85 ounces and if it is a 11.5 it is a 142 ounces remember to add trac rite fluid if it is a diff locker... chrysler has a good synthetic that is reasonable it is 75-90 could use 75-140 but really spendy through chrysler...
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The front holds about 2.5 quarts. Dodge only uses the 11.5" rear axle on the diesel Ram, and it holds about 4.5 quarts. Seven quarts is enough for both.
I use the Amsoil Severe Gear 75W-90 synthetic gear oil. It's a high quality oil. If you tow really heavy you may want to go with 75W-110.
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Thanks for the info guys. Where the heck do they sell the Amsoil stuff? Ive looked in every auto parts store from Napa, Autozone, Pep Boys etc...
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2006 1500 Mega Cab 4x4
(it has the 10.5 rear end per my buildsheet that I got from the local dealership)
I changed the fluid in the rd...from what I've read here on the forum you should fill to 3/4" below the fill hole. When I did this it took 3 quarts of RP to get it to this level.
I've also read here on some of the posts that it takes 2.4 quarts...I asked the dealership today and they said put in 5.2 pints...really confusing.
My question is...did I overfill it? Will this hurt anything?
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My 9.25 takes about 2.5 quarts to get to 1/2 below fill hole. Maybe the bigger rear end takes a bit more. I would worry as long as its 1/2 to 3/4 below the fill line.
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Agreed. However you can fill it until it comes out the fill hole and it still wont hurt anything.
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Originally Posted by griff04
2006 1500 Mega Cab 4x4
(it has the 10.5 rear end per my buildsheet that I got from the local dealership)
I changed the fluid in the rd...from what I've read here on the forum you should fill to 3/4" below the fill hole. When I did this it took 3 quarts of RP to get it to this level.
I've also read here on some of the posts that it takes 2.4 quarts...I asked the dealership today and they said put in 5.2 pints...really confusing.
My question is...did I overfill it? Will this hurt anything?
Well, 5.2pints = 2.6qts Most of the time you'll get 2.8 or 2.9qts out of the bottles(3qts total) depending on how well you allow them to empty. So, if you only had a little left or none at all it wouldn't suprise me because 1/4" of the fill hole depth can mean the difference.