How bad is getting stuck..

change the rear diff fluid regardless

 

And we emerge. How embarrassing, towed out by the Chevy thanks for the help guys, yeah yeah it's a prerunner with shitty tires, but hey I like to live life on the edge how soon do you think I should get my rear diff oil changed?

 

If it got water in it now

 

^this. Do the diff breather relocate also before you go in water that deep again.

 

I'd be lying if I said I wasn't thinking the same thing when I first looked at that picture

 

Feelin like a dumbass but I'll continue with my amateur questions. Any way to absolutely tell if water got in the rear diff?

 

Only way to tell is to drain the fluid. If there is water mixed with the oil, it will look like chocolate milk. Otherwise, there's no real way to tell without looking at the oil itself. Changing the oil is a precaution after being stuck in water that deep for that long.

 

Alrighty thanks folks

 

Pay $14 to change the fluid, or $1000 to change the third member when you grenade the rear end. Your choice.

 

And how much driving would it take to "grenade" the rear end? Are we talkin a few dozen or a few hundred? I'm going to change the fluid, just wondering.

 

Depends on the load your gears see and how much of your gear oil was displaced by the water. You should be fine driving to get it changed though.

 

because open diff 2wd

 

But it's got a skewp I thought that was better than 4wd and front and rear lockers.

 

I once said, "the day I get stuck is the day I regret getting this fuckin 2wd truck." Well today was that day.

 

Probably not my best decision ah well my baby'll be alright, I'll just stick to the drier bits from now on

 

Change the oil asap cheap and relatively easy prob needed changed anyway-and If it comes out funky id drive round the block and change again..

 

Yup....I had a Jeep front end that had the chocolate milk in it....that poor thing lived in water.

 

Think it would be alright if I changed it tomorrow morning? We have some guests coming and I won't have time tonight

 

Your truck gon' blow up.