Introduction
This guide will demonstrate how to do a routine maintenance differential oil change to your 2002-2008 Dodge Ram 1500 Chrysler LSD. Due to limited resources the differential oil was not actually changed in this guide.
What you need
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Locate the twelve 10mm long 14mm hex head bolts holding on the backplate of the differential.
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Position an oil pan under the differential.
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Loosen the bottom 4 bolts first with the 14mm socket wrench. Slowly loosen the rest of the bolts in a random order until oil flows out and enters the drain pan.
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Locate the differential filler plug.
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Use a #2 flathead screwdriver to lift the outer lip of the plug. Pinch the outer lip of the rubber filler plug between your fingers and pull off.
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Use a vacuum pump to pump in new differential fluid until the oil level reaches the bottom of the plug hole.
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Re-insert the rubber filler plug.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Don’t forget the clean the old gasket material off, wipe up any differential fluid residue, clean the mating surface with brake cleaner, and add a new gasket maker material.
This guide really left out some very important steps. And don’t reuse your diff fluid people.
No mention of anti-slip additive which is not optional.
