Change I change diff fluids?
12-12-2010, 08:56 AM
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12-12-2010, 11:44 AM
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Yea mine told me $900. for tranny, and both diffs..I damn near laughed in his face.
The tranny pan can be dropped and a new filter for $145.00 ata private place that works on 4x4s and I will def do my own difffs. I am not a mechanic but can turn screws.
The tranny pan can be dropped and a new filter for $145.00 ata private place that works on 4x4s and I will def do my own difffs. I am not a mechanic but can turn screws.
12-12-2010, 11:54 AM
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The only pain about the tranny is finding/making a tool to fit on the drain plug. I ended up using a nut and wrench.
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12-12-2010, 03:14 PM
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Man I could not get the fill plug to budge and don't want to remove the Diff cover until I am sure I can get oil back in..Also..BIG "notice" there is a rubber gaket material popping out from the top of the cover. I don't do any water cross wheeling and have only winter driving to worry about so was just going to use a tube of Diff cover seal. Will this be enough or should I get a ruber gasket. The Napa guy told me there is no dealer gasket to just seal it with my tube? 
12-12-2010, 03:15 PM
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12-12-2010, 03:18 PM
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Rear gear oil factory or not always looks dirtier cause its underload all the time and heats up twice as much as the front. If you don't have a limited slip, you don't need the additive.
12-12-2010, 04:20 PM
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12-12-2010, 04:50 PM
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Put your tranny in neutral, jack up the whole rearend off the ground, spin one tire by hand, if the other spins in the same direction=limited slip, if the other tire spins the opposite direction= open diff.
This is the easiest way to tell. Limited slip rears are add-on's from the factory for X's and Saharas. Not all have them. But you got yours used, so it's possible that a LS could have been added or not by previous owner.
This is the easiest way to tell. Limited slip rears are add-on's from the factory for X's and Saharas. Not all have them. But you got yours used, so it's possible that a LS could have been added or not by previous owner.
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12-12-2010, 06:48 PM
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Man I could not get the fill plug to budge and don't want to remove the Diff cover until I am sure I can get oil back in..Also..BIG "notice" there is a rubber gaket material popping out from the top of the cover. I don't do any water cross wheeling and have only winter driving to worry about so was just going to use a tube of Diff cover seal. Will this be enough or should I get a ruber gasket. The Napa guy told me there is no dealer gasket to just seal it with my tube?
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12-18-2010, 03:36 PM
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Limited slip on my X??
I have no way to jack the rear weels up and spin them safely....Would the dealer where the previous owner purchased it be able to tell me ? I do have the vin of course..