WhattoUse
HowtoCheckLubricant
RefertotheMaintenance Schedule todetermine what
kindoflubricant touse.SeeRecommended Fluidsand
Lubricants onpage8‑10.
RearAxle
WhentoCheckLubricant
Itisnotnecessary toregularly checkrearaxlefluid
unlessyoususpectthereisaleakoryouhearan
unusualnoise.Afluidlosscouldindicate aproblem.
Haveitinspected andrepaired.
Allaxleassemblies arefilledbyvolumeoffluidduring
production. Theyarenotfilledtoreachacertainlevel.
Whenchecking thefluidlevelonanyaxle,variations in
thereadings canbecausedbyfactoryfilldifferences
betweentheminimumandthemaximumfluidvolume.
Also,ifavehiclehasjustbeendrivenbeforechecking
thefluidlevel,itmayappearlowerthannormalbecause
fluidhastraveled outalongtheaxletubesandhasnot
drainedbacktothesumparea.Therefore, areading
takenfiveminutesafterthevehiclehasbeendrivenwill
appeartohavealowerfluidlevelthanavehiclethat
hasbeenstationary foranhourortwo.Remember that
therearaxleassembly mustbesupported togetatrue
reading.
Togetanaccurate reading, thevehicleshouldbeona
levelsurface.
.
ForTwo-Wheel-Drive vehicles, theproperlevelis
from0.6inchto1.6inches(15mmto40mm)below
thebottomofthefillerplughole,locatedonthe
rearaxle.Addonlyenoughfluidtoreachthe
properlevel.
.
ForAll-Wheel-Drive vehicles, theproperlevelis
from0.04inchto0.75inch(1.0mmto19.0mm)
belowthebottomofthefillerplughole,locatedon
therearaxle.Addonlyenoughfluidtoreachthe
properlevel.
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| Categories | Cadillac Escalade Manuals, Cadillac Manuals |
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| Tags | Cadillac Escalade 6.2 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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