Replacing My Rear Axle Fluid

[loves_off_roading]

Bought my Liberty In June. I've been done a couple things to get it in top notch shape. So far I've:

*Replaced The Front Brakes
*Replaced The Air Filter
*Flushed out my engine with a few oil changes
*Had a transmission flush done


The next thing I wana do is replace my rear axle fluid. Don't think it's been done since the 30k mark. Is this hard to do? Or sould I get the dealer to do it? Any help on how to do it would be great.

 

[Powerslave]

There is no axle fluid to change, the DIFFERENTIAL fluids are what you change, and takes care of that in the process. Always a good idea if you want to do something, and with 30k on it, go for it... Use synthetic, you can go longer for the next one. I use Royal Purple.

 

[ridenby]

Bought my Liberty In June. I've been done a couple things to get it in top notch shape. So far I've:

*Replaced The Front Brakes
*Replaced The Air Filter
*Flushed out my engine with a few oil changes
*Had a transmission flush done


The next thing I wana do is replace my rear axle fluid. Don't think it's been done since the 30k mark. Is this hard to do? Or sould I get the dealer to do it? Any help on how to do it would be great.

Remove bolts on cover,carefully pry cover loose,have a catch pan in place too,drain oil,some spray out with brake cleaner,there is a magnet on bottom of housing,it will have a small amount of metal dust on it,if large chunks are present different story,wipe off everything you can,clean gasket from housing,cover,be easy,apply RVT,I like black,reposition cover,put bolts in finger tight,snug them down with wrench,DO NOT CRANK DOWN,forget actual torque value,it is not much-bolts are easy to break,pull filler plug refill with fresh oil,replace plug,takes longer to write this than to do it

Did you change trans filter after flush? If not might be something to consider.

 

[loves_off_roading]

yep I changed my transmission filter too. Thanks for all the help ridenby