Differential Cover: Service and Repair

REMOVAL PROCEDURE
1. Raise the vehicle. Refer to Vehicle Lifting Points.
2. Clean the carrier cover area.
3. Remove the cover bolts. Place a container under the axle housing in order to retrieve the lubricant.





4. Remove the cover from the axle housing. Pry the cover loose.
5. Drain the lubricant from the axle housing.





6. Remove the fill plug.
7. Clean the gasket surfaces on the axle housing and the carrier cover.

INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
1. Install the new gasket.





2. Install the cover.
3. Install the cover bolts.
^ Tighten the bolts to 27 Nm (20 ft. lbs.) in a crosswise pattern.

NOTICE: Refer to Fastener Notice in Service Precautions.

4. Add axle lubricant to the axle housing. Use the proper fluid. Refer to Lubrication Specifications and Fluid and Lubricant Recommendations in Specifications.





5. Install the fill plug.
^ Tighten the fill plug to 32.5 Nm (24 ft. lbs.).

6. Lower the vehicle.