Does Your Pumpkin Get Hot?

[XLR8]

Dammit I mispelled my subject line! Must get dinner...

Dumb question but hell I don't know.

Does your final gear area get pretty warm to the touch? I don't recall mine getting so warm. The fluid level is good.

I was just wondering because the shop put new tires on a few weeks back and I am hoping they lubed up the splines. I forgot to ask them if they did or even checked. I'm guessing that area would get pretty warm but it's hot to the touch.

-r

 

[ionbeam]

Da punkin' gets gosh darn hot, tis normal. Change the punkin' juice per schedule.

Alan

 

[escapefjrtist]

Yep, final drive gets pretty hot to the touch. I haven't put a heat gun on it yet, but I would suppose the temperature is in the 140-160 F range. This is easily within the oils normal operating range so lubrication issues are well, a non issue.

The temperature rise is most definitely related to the ambient temperature. I find that if the outside temperature is in the 50-60 F range I can hold my hand on the pumpkin easily. At higher ambient temperatures, 90+ it's too hot to touch...

--G

 

[SkooterG]

I was just wondering because the shop put new tires on a few weeks back and I am hoping they lubed up the splines. I forgot to ask them if they did or even checked.

Schyeah right! Unless you specifically asked them to do it, I say there is no way a shop is doing anything other than the tire change. No way they are looking at the splines.

Punkin gettin hot is normal. And lubing the splines would have absolutely nothing to do with the temperature of the final drive.

 

[twowheelnut]

Beg pardon, but isn't that a rather personal question?

 

[Woodstock]

Beg pardon, but isn't that a rather personal question?

I was just going to post "I think so, let me ask her". :haha:

 

[nusman68]

Well, OF COURSE it does...then you just blow out the candle and let it cool off, silly!

 

[thegunslinger]

Don't be concerned until you can light a cigar with your punkin. :haha:

 

[Carnifex]

Beg pardon, but isn't that a rather personal question?

When the weather's hot and sticky,

There's no time for dunkin dicky.

But when the frost is on the punkin',

it's time for dickey dunkin'.

/topic

/sorry, really I am.