Cleaning out differential

[Bwdesignworks]

Wasn't to bad

So I tackled this today and everything looks good. I started on the front and of course this one took the longest for me. The part that took so long was trying to pry the cover off. Ended up using a putty knife to break the seal then everything was easy after that. Scraping took a little bit as expected but not too bad. Good news is that there was no metal shavings or cracks in there. buttoned it all back up and now I can try them out on the trails. Thanks for all of the suggestions and direction! :thumb:



Front diff cover off.

Front diff after cleaning.

Rear diff after cleaning.

 

[WJCO]

So I tackled this today and everything looks good. I started on the front and of course this one took the longest for me. The part that took so long was trying to pry the cover off. Ended up using a putty knife to break the seal then everything was easy after that. Scraping took a little bit as expected but not too bad. Good news is that there was no metal shavings or cracks in there. buttoned it all back up and now I can try them out on the trails. Thanks for all of the suggestions and direction! :thumb:

Glad to hear you did it yourself. If you decide to do this again, get a dead blow hammer and beat the cover off. It works a ton faster. Prying off takes way too much work.

 

[Stotch]

Glad to hear you did it yourself. If you decide to do this again, get a dead blow hammer and beat the cover off. It works a ton faster. Prying off takes way too much work.

This. A Harbor Freight dead blow hammer works wonders.

Nice job tackling it yourself!!

 

[Clutch]

Well I gave it my best but just fell short.

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Good effort!


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[Bwdesignworks]

Glad to hear you did it yourself. If you decide to do this again, get a dead blow hammer and beat the cover off. It works a ton faster. Prying off takes way too much work.

This. A Harbor Freight dead blow hammer works wonders.

Nice job tackling it yourself!!

Thanks! Always a good feeling to get it done yourself. Was going to try a hammer but was afraid that I would crack the cover and then be in a world of hurt. I do a little woodworking and was going to make a wooden mallet but just opted for the putty knife. Will definitely head out and get me a dead blow hammer.

 

[Bwdesignworks]

Good effort!


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Thank you! Inexperience definitely got me here. Lesson learned and now more confident on the next project.

 

[BlackKnight]

This. A Harbor Freight dead blow hammer works wonders.

Nice job tackling it yourself!!

Got mine at Lowes for $20, was going to do the pry method, heard about the hammer being easier/quicker and ran out to pick one up..

 

[Stotch]

Got mine at Lowes for $20, was going to do the pry method, heard about the hammer being easier/quicker and ran out to pick one up..

Harbor Freight ones are more like $10-$12 and can take (and give) a beating. Obviously either one would work fine though. Just used mine last night to fix a leak on my rear differential.

 

[Stotch]

Was going to try a hammer but was afraid that I would crack the cover and then be in a world of hurt.

Yeah, using a regular claw hammer would not be a good idea.

 

[BlackKnight]

Harbor Freight ones are more like $10-$12 and can take (and give) a beating. Obviously either one would work fine though. Just used mine last night to fix a leak on my rear differential.

Would have normally gone with the HF one, but convince dictated Lowes. My closest HF is 30-45 minutes away, Lowes was 10...

 

[Stotch]

Would have normally gone with the HF one, but convince dictated Lowes. My closest HF is 30-45 minutes away, Lowes was 10...

Hell, forty minutes of driving is probably $10 of gas right now anyway! :cheesy: