Metal bits in rear diff when changing oil

[Muzza68]

Hi everyone. Just changed all the fluids in the drivetrain. Front diff - clean oil, virtually no metal particles. Manual gearbox - clean oil, virtually no metal particles. Transfer case - discoloured oil, virtually no metal particles. Rear diff - dirty burnt oil, heaps of small metal particles and 3 bits, flat and grooved. It's not bearing cage, my guess is LSD plates disintegrating. Anyone else had this problem? Time for a new diff right?

Muzza

[mudski]

Yeah sounds like the LSD plates are shot. New diff or rebuild the old one...

[Muzza68]

I thought so. Bummer....
I'll be changing the oil again tomorrow after driving for a few days and see what else comes out.

Cheers mudski