rear differential service and fluid type?

2006 FORD F-150
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KERMIT25
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How often does the rear differential fluid need to be changed?
Jul 10, 2008 at 6:29 PM
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DANNY L
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Hello, I'm Danny.

Here is the information you requested. The service manual shows that the rear differential oil is recommended to be changed at 150,000 miles. Here is a tutorial showing how to change differential gear oil:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/differential-service

I've attached picture steps below on how to change the differential gear oil including the recommended type. Hope this helps an thanks for using 2CarPros.
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