Great video and great details. I also have a Jeep with the same ARB cover and was looking to change my fluid out today and was unsure of the amount. I'm also glad you made the comment about the different viscosity for towing because I do definitely tow with my Jeep and had originally planned on just using the 80 90 weight.
@@tcsadventures yeah you know the funny thing is the only reason I even decided to change the fluid is that I happened to notice a little bit of oil on the bottom of my diff cover leaking out. I had my gears done by a Jeep shop in the area and they installed lube locker gaskets and the new diff cover all at the same time. I went back for my 500 Mi checkup where they verified that everything was still in alignment and wearing correctly and they exchanged the original break-in fluid for new stuff. Only thing I can guess is that when they did that, they must not have torqued down the cover bolts all the way. Of the nine bolts, five of them were finger loose and the other four were barely snugged down. I just drained the existing fluid and I don't think I even got one quart out of it which means it's been leaking for a while and I just didn't notice it or they severely underfilled me. I usually do all my own work myself but messing with gear swaps and I had an e-locker added at the same time, is just beyond my skill set so I wanted to leave it to the professionals. I guess the moral of the story is even the professionals will make mistakes from time to time so you always got to go back and double check that things were done properly. Fortunately for me I didn't see any significant fillings on the magnets and pulled the cover completely off so that I could inspect the gears themselves and everything looks fine.
Yeah I know what you mean. I had some steering upgrades done on my Wrangler at a shop that does good work, but they put the steering stabilizer on and didn’t tighten one of the bolts and one end fell off and was dragging on the street. When you DYI that normally doesn’t happen because youʻre are so OCD about all the bolts being tight - but you risk messing up something bigger due to a lack of knowledge. Definitely a mixed bag.I try to stick with the easy stuff!
Thanks for the video! I just got my covers and was curious about the amount of oil. Btw, if you hold your thumb over the hole you made on the cap you can avoid any spilling! Happy trails!
Great video and well explained details. I'm planning ahead to change my diff fluids at about 15-20k as I wheel alot and it'll give me the chance to upgrade my stock diff covers. I want to go with these red ARB covers. I also had questions about fill levels since you can't just fill until it oozes out on these. Seems to me that lining up the 2 covers and making sure of where on the dip stick it should fall is a good idea. That's interesting how it was 64 oz vs 76 oz in your case. That would make me feel like it's a low fill. Cheers!
@@WreckedBrewery I think the key is to line up the old and new cover and see where the level should be on the new dip stick. I didn’t install the covers, but the place I go to only works on the Jeeps and they install a lot of these ARB covers. Good luck with your project! Do you have a Rubicon?
@@tcsadventures I have a '24 JL Rubicon yes. That's a good tip. I was wondering if the fill level was different from stock covers. I couldn't find the fluid amount anywhere in the manual. I'd just be worried about a low fill. I've heard of this being a problem from the factory on some (mainly 392's iirc).
@@WreckedBrewery Check out the video I posted from the Mojave desert. th-cam.com/video/23Ckoi4ctbQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=HacwYbVG-atgsxW6 The Rubicons are really capable without a lot of off-road upgrades. Enjoy your new JL!
That’s a great question that I don’t know the answer to. I found info on the torque for the cap screws, but not the drain plug. It’s surprising how hard it is to find torque specs.
You would think that if you have a lot of metal shaving you would want to take the cover off and cleaning all the metal shavings out...and inspect whats going on ?
A couple things on that topic. I asked the mechanic at the Jeep shop who does all aftermarket installs on my Rubicon. He said very fine metal shavings is normal and that’s why the plug is magnetized. Larger pieces would be a concern. I would have still kept a close eye on it, but as it turns out I got a new carrier. It’s a long story, but I had a noise from the rear when making left turns. I thought maybe it was the right rear bearing making the noise when under load. It was under warranty so I took it to a Jeep dealership. They focused on the rear differential. After 2 Jeep dealers and several months: they replaced gearing, then the entire carrier assembly, and the rear axle (twice). Still had the noise. Because it was under warranty they were just replacing parts. I took it to the Jeep shop I use. We drove it and they focused in on the rear right braking. The rotor had an in perfection on it. They slapped a used one on they had laying around in the shop. Problem fixed in about 30 minutes. I guess that’s been over a year now and no more noise.
I don’t know off the top of my head, but I know I put a screen shot of the page from the owner’s manual with their recommendation for gear oil with and without towing. In the video I discussed the weights and the bottles were displayed on the tailgate table.
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Great video and great details. I also have a Jeep with the same ARB cover and was looking to change my fluid out today and was unsure of the amount. I'm also glad you made the comment about the different viscosity for towing because I do definitely tow with my Jeep and had originally planned on just using the 80 90 weight.
I’m glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@tcsadventures yeah you know the funny thing is the only reason I even decided to change the fluid is that I happened to notice a little bit of oil on the bottom of my diff cover leaking out. I had my gears done by a Jeep shop in the area and they installed lube locker gaskets and the new diff cover all at the same time. I went back for my 500 Mi checkup where they verified that everything was still in alignment and wearing correctly and they exchanged the original break-in fluid for new stuff. Only thing I can guess is that when they did that, they must not have torqued down the cover bolts all the way. Of the nine bolts, five of them were finger loose and the other four were barely snugged down. I just drained the existing fluid and I don't think I even got one quart out of it which means it's been leaking for a while and I just didn't notice it or they severely underfilled me. I usually do all my own work myself but messing with gear swaps and I had an e-locker added at the same time, is just beyond my skill set so I wanted to leave it to the professionals. I guess the moral of the story is even the professionals will make mistakes from time to time so you always got to go back and double check that things were done properly. Fortunately for me I didn't see any significant fillings on the magnets and pulled the cover completely off so that I could inspect the gears themselves and everything looks fine.
Yeah I know what you mean. I had some steering upgrades done on my Wrangler at a shop that does good work, but they put the steering stabilizer on and didn’t tighten one of the bolts and one end fell off and was dragging on the street. When you DYI that normally doesn’t happen because youʻre are so OCD about all the bolts being tight - but you risk messing up something bigger due to a lack of knowledge. Definitely a mixed bag.I try to stick with the easy stuff!
Thanks for the video! I just got my covers and was curious about the amount of oil. Btw, if you hold your thumb over the hole you made on the cap you can avoid any spilling! Happy trails!
Very informative, I’ve been blowing out pinion seals from over filling to half point on dipstick.😖🤦♂️
Yeah the amount of oil to put in is confusing. Thanks for watching!
Great video and well explained details. I'm planning ahead to change my diff fluids at about 15-20k as I wheel alot and it'll give me the chance to upgrade my stock diff covers. I want to go with these red ARB covers. I also had questions about fill levels since you can't just fill until it oozes out on these. Seems to me that lining up the 2 covers and making sure of where on the dip stick it should fall is a good idea. That's interesting how it was 64 oz vs 76 oz in your case. That would make me feel like it's a low fill. Cheers!
@@WreckedBrewery I think the key is to line up the old and new cover and see where the level should be on the new dip stick. I didn’t install the covers, but the place I go to only works on the Jeeps and they install a lot of these ARB covers. Good luck with your project! Do you have a Rubicon?
@@tcsadventures I have a '24 JL Rubicon yes. That's a good tip. I was wondering if the fill level was different from stock covers. I couldn't find the fluid amount anywhere in the manual. I'd just be worried about a low fill. I've heard of this being a problem from the factory on some (mainly 392's iirc).
@@WreckedBrewery Check out the video I posted from the Mojave desert.
th-cam.com/video/23Ckoi4ctbQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=HacwYbVG-atgsxW6
The Rubicons are really capable without a lot of off-road upgrades. Enjoy your new JL!
@@tcsadventures Thanks I've done a few trails already and it is amazing what a stock rubicon can do! I'm loving it!
Great video. What is the torque spec when you tightened the drain plug back?
That’s a great question that I don’t know the answer to. I found info on the torque for the cap screws, but not the drain plug. It’s surprising how hard it is to find torque specs.
@@tcsadventures Yeah! it seems just tighten it enough like you did should be enough. Perhaps ARB should publish something.
You would think that if you have a lot of metal shaving you would want to take the cover off and cleaning all the metal shavings out...and inspect whats going on ?
A couple things on that topic. I asked the mechanic at the Jeep shop who does all aftermarket installs on my Rubicon. He said very fine metal shavings is normal and that’s why the plug is magnetized. Larger pieces would be a concern. I would have still kept a close eye on it, but as it turns out I got a new carrier. It’s a long story, but I had a noise from the rear when making left turns. I thought maybe it was the right rear bearing making the noise when under load. It was under warranty so I took it to a Jeep dealership. They focused on the rear differential. After 2 Jeep dealers and several months: they replaced gearing, then the entire carrier assembly, and the rear axle (twice). Still had the noise. Because it was under warranty they were just replacing parts. I took it to the Jeep shop I use. We drove it and they focused in on the rear right braking. The rotor had an in perfection on it. They slapped a used one on they had laying around in the shop. Problem fixed in about 30 minutes. I guess that’s been over a year now and no more noise.
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What weight gear oil did you use ?
I don’t know off the top of my head, but I know I put a screen shot of the page from the owner’s manual with their recommendation for gear oil with and without towing. In the video I discussed the weights and the bottles were displayed on the tailgate table.