I believe there's a big allen head plug on the passenger side of the diff
for filling. Unscrew that and there should be fluid up to the hole. You can
get some tubing in there and siphon a little out otherwise.

On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 2:34 PM, Rocket J Squirrel <
camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:

> As my reader will know, my mechanic suspects that there might be a leak
> between the tranny and the differential on account of the level of oil in
> the differential has been dropping, and the fluid in the (automatic)
> transmission looks a bit discolored.
>
> If there is a leak, it's Bad News.
>
> One way to investigate this is to separate the two and inspect/replace
> seals. The quote I got for that is $350 to $400.
>
> Dennis Haynes suggested an alternate approach: get an oil analysis done to
> see if the two lubricants are getting contaminated with each other. That's
> $10 for the kit, postage extra.
>
> This strikes me as a more affordable approach.
>
> Bentley's doesn't show (that I can find) where the filler plug of the
> differential is. So my question is: what's the easiest way to get a few
> drops of differential oil out of the thing? Special tools needed?
>
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
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>