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Sat, 29 August 2015 18:47  |
Carl S.
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Registered: January 2009
Location: Tucson, AZ.
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This is not an original idea by any means, in fact I got it from this forum. I have a friend who works in IT and has occasion to dismantle hard drives. He had a box of hard drive magnets and gave me several. After reading about oil filter magnets etc on the forum, I decided to try sticking a magnet to several components of my GMC's drivetrain. I stuck one on the bottom of the oil filter, the oil pan, the final drive cover, and one of the plugs on my aluminum transmission pan.
After re-installing the re-booted left axle shaft (no pun intended...really) one of the next things on my agenda was to change the oil in the final drive and the transmission fluid. Upon removing the final drive cover, I could not see any of the usual metallic shimmer in the draining oil. When I got the cover off, there was a small glob of what I can only guess were minute metallic particles on the inside of the pan opposite of the magnet. Same thing in the transmission pan.
I can only guess that it would be beneficial to those components to have that abrasive material pulled out of suspension from the fluid. Hopefully the magnets on the filter and the oil pan are having the same effect on those. If you have a source for hard drive magnets or any other really strong magnets, it might be a good way to make your stuff last a little longer.
Carl Stouffer
'75 ex Palm Beach
Tucson, AZ.
Chuck Aulgur Reaction Arm Disc Brakes, Quadrabags, 3.70 LSD final drive, Lenzi knuckles/hubs, Dodge Truck 16" X 8" front wheels, Rear American Eagles, Solar battery charging. GMCSJ and GMCMI member
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