HATE those Allen head bolts. Used this Solid 8.25 cover on my '01 XJ ~ 1 year back... had a bear of a time getting all those bolts to line up and go in. Replaced the gear oil this past weekend and couldn't get 3 of those bolts to line up anymore. Ended up not using 3 of the bolts this time... knock on wood, the LubeLocker is doing it's job and no leaks as of 2 days driving. We'll see how long it holds up. I'm getting rid of the Solid cover (heavy as hell!! and a few of the bolt holes are a mm or 2 off from the differential). I'll use something else next go around... Great job on your install!!
Hey bud, LOL, yeah I had a hell of a time that I didn't show on camera getting that heavy cover lined up too. So it's not just me that feels the same way. I'd go with ruff stuff next time. One of the bolts felt like it was starting to cross thread, but no leaks yet. Time for another oil change soon. Take care and thanks for watching!
@@zoexj4872 good luck on your next gear oil change. My next time I'm going to try another maker and chase out all the bolt hole and re-tap as needed before installing the new cover. Still not sure who I'll use. If mine starts leaking soon I'll have to make that decision sooner rather than later. :) Thanks for posting your vid!!
A lot, meaning most, of people have talked about how the holes don't line up on these covers and they have to bore them out to actually fit. At least they are cheaper. Now I'm considering the Poison Spider ones and paint the spider. *Poison for the front 30 and not sure about the rear yet. I didn't specify in my comment.
