When I say audible, I'm not sure if somebody who was not listening closely would even hear it - probably just the hyper-aware me. Today both the thunk and the noise were greatly reduced. I'm going to guess that the synthetic oil made the difference, that or some fine tuning I accomplished with that coat hanger.

The drain plug had no particles big enough to feel - just some grey pasty stuff that seemed to be mostly anti-seize paste.

Going to keep my fingers crossed...

Thanks!

Scott

96 T100 Titan Xcab V6 2WD,Powertrax No-Slip Diff, buckets, mini-mods...
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