greeeaattttt... another skid plate and cross bar i have to remove... so just pull the pan... replace the filter... reseal the pan... fill from dipstick...??

hmmm... i may skip that... i checked the fluid with the dipstick and nothing was milky/bubly/dirty or the like... perhaps its okay

 

If you run breather lines from both axles, the trans and transfer case to a higher breather like in the engine compartment then you will never have to worry about this ever again. Try this thread.



https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/stock-jk-tech-12/diff-breather-11349/

 

The breathers from the transmission and transfer case already run into the engine compartment along the firewall. I just couldn't recall how high, and 07JKX had told me he was pretty deep. I suspected he is okay too, but sometimes better safe then sorry.

 

Was reading my manual today (schedule B) and it says "transfer case drain and refill" @ 100,000 km... nothing before that???

Today i had my first diff fluid change front and rear.. was $140.00 @ MR Lube.. Stealership wanted $320.00...

 

Just curious but why would you pay someone to do that?

 

I think that's the most ridiculous price I've heard yet. Even $140 is way too high. At about $80 per hour they're saying it takes about 1.5 hours (given a cost for lube) to drain and fill two differentials.

 

I chose to do my own. But there are allot of reasons why someone wouldn't do it themselves. Here are some I could think off the top of my head:

• Some communities (especially in apartments) don't let you work on your vehicle in the parking lots or roadways
• No tools and/or no place to store tools
• No garage and its cold (OP lives in Canada)

 

It was 50 bucks an axle plus a mopar additive...plus tax.. keep in mind up here in Canada 140 bucks is like a weeks wage to americans so I can see why it seems steep...It's really not that bad. And yeah, I live in a townhouse.. I can't park my JK next to my trailer and spend 2 hours dumping gear oil everywhere....

Besides, nobody answered my question about the T-case yet..

 

And this is all in good fun by the way