

REAR DIFFERENTIAL SERVICE MANUAL
Your owner’s manual will detail a recommended mileage interval point when you should get your differential fluid – also called gear oil – replaced. Unsure whether or not it’s time to bring in your vehicle for rear standard differential maintenance? So when it’s time to have your rear differential serviced, you can trust we’ll get the job done right. When servicing Hondas in the Denver area, Mile High Honda always uses the best OEM parts and fluids to return your vehicle to factory specifications. To ensure the highest level of vehicle performance, you should always use factory approved fluids in your car, truck, or SUV. Needless to say, it’s pivotal that you replace your differential fluid at regular intervals to keep your Honda running the way it should. If the gears start to grind, continued use of your vehicle can lead to costly repairs. When the fluid breaks down, suffers contamination, or leaks, the gears inside may not work properly due to increased friction and heat. Over a period of time, operating temperatures and regular wear can cause the differential fluid to break down. Lubricating the inside of the differential transfers heat away from the gears, helping to preserve the life and performance of the differential itself. Using a series of gears, the differential allows each side to turn at different speeds when necessary. The outside wheels of your vehicle have to rotate faster than the inside wheels when turning. The differential also makes turning possible. Your Honda’s rear differential works with your transmission to deliver power from your engine to the axle that turns your wheels and ultimately gets you where you need to go.

For two-wheel drive vehicles, that’s going to be a rear differential. The differential is a gearbox located between the drive wheels on your vehicle.
