It’s a good idea to loosen the fill plug before you do anything else. If for some reason it is stripped or seized you want to deal with that before draining the fluid.
Hi Jessie, great tip's on changing the Differential Fluids. I didn't know the newer trucks need it so often. My 1500 is over like 24 years old and haven't changed my rear-end fluid yet lol!! Maybe I should I have a little over 326K on it (wow). But most of it is all Freeway & Highway miles. Those Chingaderas sometime's mess me up hahahaha. I like the way you explain about how to keep it clean and it's importance, the way you clean the gasket ect Very thorough. I appreciate it. Thank you for the video my friend. Safe travels!!
You are welcome David glad you enjoyed it. We tried to be as through as possible, hopefully helping others who have no mechanical knowledge. Wow 326k that's great might be time to change the diff fluid lol hahaha
A fluid evacuator will be a favorite tool addition, especially for a hauler where we need to change fluids more frequently. Can change the diffs and T-case in under an hour. Best part, and you probably know what the RAM rear acts like when the fluid is cooked, is you can quietly change the fluid in a campground or in a parking lot, put the old fluid in the empty fill bottles, and drop them for fluid recycling.
Yeah I thought about getting one of them. Maybe every other change. It's definitely a good idea to remove the pan every once and a while. Getting all the small metal shavings out. Thanks for the great advice Rob!
@@AdventureEndeavor For sure! The hand pumped vacuum evacuators can't lift the metal dust, but an air compressor powered one will but not as travel-friendly. Being half-timers, still have my shop and tools. Nonetheless, I'm with you though, occasional close up inspection still a must! Enjoy your "moochdocking" stay you guys!
Great video.. I recently replaced the rear factory diff cover with a Banks Diff cover. You should check it out. Plus, it makes changing the oil pretty simple.
@@AdventureEndeavor I believe you might be right but it is stout. It does hang down a tad but Banks made it sound like its built for off roading as well.
@@lancecull5716 you made the right choice. All others DO NOT have the same interior profile that ensures oil at the top of the ring gear, Banks does it right.
How do you recommend cleaning the gears? Had a friend say just use brake cleaners to soak it down to flush it out. Is there a problem with using brake cleaner on the gears?
Flush? Typically I do what we did in the video. Or you can suck out the majority of the old fluid and put new stuff in. With a good pump. You can get about 90% out.
Hey Don happy to help. So we can almost always find potable water. We use apps like compendium.com, ioverlander and tv parks, worst case scenario we can pay 5-10$ at a campground. Hope this helps, thank you for watching!
I’m about to do this on my truck, is this an Aisin transmission? The rear diffs look a bit different on mine vs the 68rfe. Just wondering if there’s any big differences before I dive in.
