6+ hours in the garage this weekend...DIY...
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6+ hours in the garage this weekend...DIY...
Hi all,
Spent a good 6+ hours in the garage this weekend. It's nothing to rant about just the typical (oil change, atf drain, front diff drain, transfer drain). Yes, I am slow + newbie, thus I took my time.
Wanted to thank Wayne for the wood panel DIY ramp. It's really easy and much faster getting on it than using my jack stands. It's sturdy as hell.
The oil change was a breeze and the atf drain is pretty easy as well. It was the first time doing the front differential and because the car was only jacked up 3 or 4 inches off the ground, I didn't have much clearance. But the front diff was doable and I was able to torque everything back to spec.
The transfer case was the tough one. With limited clearance (I also avoid jacking the car high due to safety), it took me a while to find the Transfer drain/fill plug. Drain plug requires no socket. Just a 1/2 inch ratchet.
Once again, due to lack of clearance, I didn't have enough room to use breaker bar and I ended up twisting/turning my body and using the foot to kick the ratchet lose.
I was able to torque the drain plug and torque all the plugs except the transfer case fill plug (no room). Just had to manually tighten it. I also made a big mistake by pulling out the transfer drain plug a bit too fast. Then without putting any of the drain plugs back in, I use the hydralic jack and lifted the rear to even the draining process.
One thing is I don't see is a gasket/washer for the Transfer drain plug. I bought a gasket for it but I don't think it actually uses one. The manual calls for RV silicone and that's what I apply on the thread.
In any case, I want to thank "bythabay" again for all his DIY. It made my life that much easier and I must have saved a few hundred bucks in labor.
I used Mobile 1 Synthetic Oil, Matic J+S for the ATF, Mobile 1 75w90 for the front diff and Matic D for the Transfer case.
Spent a good 6+ hours in the garage this weekend. It's nothing to rant about just the typical (oil change, atf drain, front diff drain, transfer drain). Yes, I am slow + newbie, thus I took my time.
Wanted to thank Wayne for the wood panel DIY ramp. It's really easy and much faster getting on it than using my jack stands. It's sturdy as hell.
The oil change was a breeze and the atf drain is pretty easy as well. It was the first time doing the front differential and because the car was only jacked up 3 or 4 inches off the ground, I didn't have much clearance. But the front diff was doable and I was able to torque everything back to spec.
The transfer case was the tough one. With limited clearance (I also avoid jacking the car high due to safety), it took me a while to find the Transfer drain/fill plug. Drain plug requires no socket. Just a 1/2 inch ratchet.
Once again, due to lack of clearance, I didn't have enough room to use breaker bar and I ended up twisting/turning my body and using the foot to kick the ratchet lose.
I was able to torque the drain plug and torque all the plugs except the transfer case fill plug (no room). Just had to manually tighten it. I also made a big mistake by pulling out the transfer drain plug a bit too fast. Then without putting any of the drain plugs back in, I use the hydralic jack and lifted the rear to even the draining process.
One thing is I don't see is a gasket/washer for the Transfer drain plug. I bought a gasket for it but I don't think it actually uses one. The manual calls for RV silicone and that's what I apply on the thread.
In any case, I want to thank "bythabay" again for all his DIY. It made my life that much easier and I must have saved a few hundred bucks in labor.
I used Mobile 1 Synthetic Oil, Matic J+S for the ATF, Mobile 1 75w90 for the front diff and Matic D for the Transfer case.
Last edited by mikeee2; 05-26-2009 at 05:46 PM.
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Haha...well next time I will pull the plug slowly and use the longer oil pan container. I have a round one and a rectangular container. Unlike the oil drain plug, the transfer drain plug (not sure if it's the angle), it just gushes out
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Thanks Wayne. Yeah, the wood ramp was easy to roll onto. The jack stands I usually have to spend a good 20 minutes or more finding the jack points.
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P.S. DaveB, did you replace your Avon's yet? I know you had said once the Avon's wear out you will be getting the non-directional tires. Just wondering which brand you are going with.
Last edited by mikeee2; 05-27-2009 at 11:31 AM.
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looks good mike, i read your thread last night and it reminded me i still needed to get my front and rear diff done.
Why no rear diff? You didn't mention it.
How many liters did you end up using? I just picked up 3 bottles of mobil 1. still up in the air about the transfer case.
Why no rear diff? You didn't mention it.
How many liters did you end up using? I just picked up 3 bottles of mobil 1. still up in the air about the transfer case.
That's what I bought as well. 3 bottles of mobile 1 gear oil (about 1.5qt for the rear and 1 qt for the front). I thought you wanted to get the Red Line. The rear left alot of gunk on the drain plug. The front is not nearly as dirty as the rear.
As for the transfer case, if you want to torque everything to spec then jack the car higher off the ground otherwise you won't have room to use the torque wrench. The transfer case is one tough cookie. Not sure if I want to do it myself next time. Then again, I won't need to look at it probably for another 2 or 3 yrs. I only put about 6,000 miles a year.