2016 RAM CTD Diff Oil Change Question RE Gasket
When you changed the oil in your differential, did you install new gasket or re-use the old one?
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CharlesinGA wrote:
The cover is 14 bolts. It is a metal and rubber, reusable seal, so unless it is damaged in some way, it should be just fine. Carefully wipe it off and examine both sides of it. New ones are expensive, about $45 or so. There are no drain plugs and you should pull the cover and examine the insides.
Do NOT use any sealer on this seal, just wipe it off and possibly wipe a fresh film of gear oil on it.
GM uses the same basic rear end on many models but they use a throwaway gasket.
Charles
And just exactly what is the average guy looking at when he examines the insides ? I have done my own maintenance on vehicles my entire adult life, that I could ,changing spark plugs ,points back in the day ,fluids, a lot of things that some pay to have done. I suppose if there is some chipped gears or something that is obviously worn, I wouldn't have a clue what I am supposed to be looking at in a differential .
I changed the fluids front ,and rear in the last couple years on my truck as well as friends ,and my sons. They all look pretty much the same to me, but I wouldn't know . Lets put it this way there is no indication of a problem with my differentials , would I like a drain plug, and magnet combination on mine to change the fluid, absolutely .
