04 Escalade rear diff gasket

[Tamcphail89]

my rear diff is leaking on my 04 escalade awd. I'm trying to find the correct gasket....anyone that's changed it before have the part number? Also what fluid should I use to fill it back up?

Thank you

 

[Tamcphail89]

Bump

 

[swathdiver]

Did you plug your VIN in over at GMPartsDirect or GMPartsKing? AWD should have a regular old 10-bolt 8.6" axle. It takes 75W90 Synthetic Gear Lube, the current AC Delco part number is 10-4016 and it takes 2.15 Quarts.

 

[915_Tahoe]

ESCALADE ESV AWD
GM#15284314 W/ 8.625 $149.89
GM#26063649 W/ 9.50 $23.85
GM#26067159 W/10.50 $23.85

ESCALADE AWD
GM#15807693 W/8.625 $22.38

 

[Tamcphail89]

I got the Felpro gasket today for the 10 bolt. Just gotta get the fluid and change it out.

.thanks guys

 

[SnowDrifter]

I personally like the lubelocker gaskets... That also stems from my eternal hatred of RTV. They don't stick and need to be scraped off like paper gaskets

 

[Tamcphail89]

What gear fluid would you recommend? I'm changing it out tomorrow after work so it'll be to be something I can get at autozone etc.

Thanks

 

[SnowDrifter]

I've used whatever 75w90 synthetic fluid is on hand. valvoline, mobil 1, etc. I get the stuff with the friction modifier built into the fluid - just fill and go.

Checking it is a little bit annoying - you need to fabricate some sort of dipstick. Fill spec is is about an inch below the fill hole. 2.1 quarts

 

[01ssreda4]

i put the cheapest crap available in all my rears that i build. Cept the camaro, its got redline shockproof. And when i swapped gears like 6 months later, you better believe i saved it and put it back in.

 

[SnowDrifter]

Out of curiosity, how'd the shockproof hold up? I was under the impression it wasn't all that suitable for a daily