Dan Topp
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- Joined
- Aug 14, 2019
- Posts
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- Location
- Jefferson Wisconsin
- Ram Year
- 2019
- Engine
- 5.7
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I changed it at 800, and pulled the fill plug at 1700 because it was seeping a bitI am a bit confused so is this the first time you changed it or actually the second time? If the second time and only 800 miles I am surprised there is anything on the magnet. good luck finding just the rubber gasket. My dealership said it was not available so you had to buy the entire plug...Seems they get chewed up everytime you pull the plug for some reason. When I changed mine early on I had nothing really on the plug at all.
Rear Diff isn't difficult to change oil - the front is (if you have 4WD that is - they steering link is parked right in front of it...getting at a couple of the cover screws is a bear).
Unless you're disabled, get a creeper and head under. If you want it easier the next time, get a Banks Ram Air cover. Then tow away, happy.
huh you must be using vice grips. there wasnt nothing hard about the front when i did it
For the Power Wagon, the only accommodation I had to make to get the two bolts under the steering linkage was to remove my 3/8" extension. Plenty of room on the PW. I can't say anything about the non-PW models.Dude, all 3 of us had difficulty accessing several bolts. We're all 3 mechanics.
All the Diff gaskets are reusable.
Yep still reusable. Unless you have a tear or its leaking the gasket isn't going to deteriorate. I have had mine off and back on a couple of times without issue.Even if I’ve waited til 132,000 to do this?
The differentials on these trucks do not have paper gaskets. They are reusable rubber gaskets. Just want to clarify this in case some one gets confused or reads this like they have paper gaskets. But they do not have the groove for an o-ring like the banks cover which is a great upgrade.I changed the diff cover to Banks Cool Cover. Comes with a machined groove and o-ring. No more paper scraper deteriorating gaskets!