quick help please: rear diff washer?

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quick help please: rear diff plug/washer?

after changing the rear diff gear oil i was emptying the oil into a bucket and saw a washer. question, is there a washer on both the drain and fill plug? it was probably still stuck on there while draining and then fell off while i wasn't looking... when replacing the plugs i did notice there was a washer in the drain but none on the fill. thanks in advance.

i'm going to do the transfer case now...

EDIT: while draining the t-case, i noticed that both drain and fill were the same plug. is drain plug supposed to have the magnet like in the rear diff?

 

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update

took off the rear fill plug. there's awasher on there... a dirty one. the one i saw in the pan looked kinda shiny n new... what gives? 2 washers on one plug????

 

[Ghostrider]

yes there are washers on both the drain and fill plug. Here is an article with part numbers
http://www.top4runners.com/ja/synthetic.html

It sounds like someone in the past left one behind which is why you have two. I did mine at Christmas and replaced the drain plug. I think I remember the dealer telling me the drain and fill plugs looked the same but only the drain was magnetic...