Cheers for such a great video! Really helped me out. I found a little trick to releasing the cover when rtv has been used. If you remove all the bolts, you can then put the wrench in the filler hole and turn. It'll just turn the cover right off. So no need for chiseling :)

This was not only instructional, it was fun viewing it as well!😊

You have some of the best instructional videos on here.

Hey Jeep solid- one idea to get the cover off is to use a bottle jack and a block of wood to push up on the cover to sort of sheer the RTV off. if it won't come off with just the jack, once quite a bit of weight is on it go ahead and give it a few swift blows with a mallet & off it will come. This is a fast superior way in my opinion as it almost completely eliminates the possibility of damaging your housing. Love the YJ!

if you have to use a chisel to remove the cover, try using it on the top. That way if you do damage the surface it wont leak as much (hopefully).

Love your videos . Dale ! - but a chisel ? Try a painter’s 5-in 1 tool - it’s wide , it’s beveled , and if it’s a quality one piece with the blade extending thru the handle , a hammer can be used to send it home - works like a charm & it won’t mar the surfaces - just sayin’

Dale , I use a putty knife (good grade) just tap it in easy and it does the job and nothing damaged. Regards William

Excellent! And I will be using those gaskets on my cj5 for sure.

Aways use a putty knife I never use a chisel. Love that coffee cup motor oil very nice cup. Super nice looking gasket when I do my XJ diffs I’ll make sure to buy those gaskets. Great job. I’m going to buy lub-locker gaskets so I have them here and I’ll get the diff fluid too. Thanks for the heads up on gaskets and fluid.

Good vid, I like to see others methods and techniques. Only thing I might say/recommend would be,if. Unfortunately the rubber mallet doesn't work. And the chisel or slotted screwdriver is the last resort. To try to break the seal from the top. Or if the center bolt is loose and still in, try to break the cover seal off from the higher side (above the fluid level.) In case one were or might scratch or dent the surface area. It would reduce chances of leaking. Especially if you reused the old cover.

I have a 93 YJ with a 4.0 5 speed I used to be a mechanic but only use ratchets to break something loose nowadays I always use my hammer drill battery-powered for everything 10 times faster Ex Gasser drag racer ex-pro boxer founder of boxing vs UFC and best fight predictor of all times Rocky Esterline just changed my oil today April 17th 2020 but will do my transmission and transfer case and both differentials real soon just checked them today they are full and nice and clean LOL

Also if I'm using a chisel or screwdriver on that differential I would do it up high so it will not leak later if it did leak

Nice work! I recently did this to my TJ, but decided to implement a small bottle jack to loosen the cover. It worked pretty well.

Great video and I'm definitely getting those gaskets when I change my fluid soon. Dale you need to look into a silicone wedding band. I wear one for work and anytime I'm getting dirty. Save you from damaging your nice ring.

Keep up the good work bro!!

Your demonstration for removing the diff cover is self proof that agood quality RTV is much much better n solid then paper gaskets against mud, water n vibrations

No way!!!! I just bought that same rachet at home Depot yesterday even though I didn't need it cuz I hadn't bought anything else and didn't wanna waste the trip lol! I was having serious buyers remorse at $25 but maybe I'll love it too!

I've always used RTV and never had a leak. That lube locker gasket is like the OEM reusable transmission pan gaskets that Ford uses. Makes an easier job for sure.

It looks like you actually had your chisel backwards if you want to prevent damage to the case. A wood chisel like that is designed to run with the "short" side of the bit oriented away from the surface you want to lift. Anything more than a few taps to break it loose and you would likely see the chisel start to gouge the case surface.

I’m looking for a good torque wrench did not see in description what you used?

Hey Dale! Such great info every time! Always my favorite go-to Jeep page. Question...are steering knuckles interchangeable on Dana 30s? Like updating a two-piece 1989 to a solid 1990 version?

FYI, this is what you get with the Amazon link for the socket wrench: Currently unavailable. We don't know when or if this item will be back in stock.

Excellent job brother

Great video!!! Helpfull and clear!

That oil you drained looked pretty new

If you use a thin flexible scraper not a chisel you run almost no chance of damage

That oil didn’t look bad at all

You can use a jack on the face of the diff cover to break it loose.

Hi Does the tags or the diff covers say something about specification of the gear oils which category, types, numbers are used in there

I am also doing my Dana 35 rear, An Amazon seller sent me the gasket folded. Wouldn't that compromise the integrity of the gasket?

Dale, how did the lube locker gasket hold up over the long run?

Hey JeepSolid, Have you taken the diff cover off again and did you re-use the gasket? Considering purchasing these for my WJ, but want to know if they are reusable or if they leak after the first use. Thanks, Tyler

Can u send me ur old fluid! It looked bran new! Good vid, I will be doing this as soon as I get ur fluid in. 😁

But Dale always told us to remove the fill plug first?

Gonna have to try those gaskets in 8,000 miles for sure, way easier.

What type of brush did you use on the end of your drill to clean the mating surface?

muy buen vídeo está chingon felicidades bien explicado

@3:25 did you put a dent in the differential cover?

Does this need to be done on all vehicles ?

Is this ur first time changing this ever? Ur personal first diff ever done? Looks like it, does redline watch ur vid before sending u stuff.

Am I the only one that's never seen diff fluid as clean as what he drained out of that axle save coming from the bottle?

Your drag link at the pitman arm ball joint doesn't look tight enough, the rubber isn't compressed enough to "balloon out"? Or maybe it's something I don't know about. Are you getting any wobbles?

3:27 rip diff cover.... you werent joking about its on there and you can beat on it all day w the rtv. lol

Man... when I changed my fluid at 30,000 miles and a lot of off-roading and water crossing, the oil was thick and looked like tar 🤣

The gears inside are the same ones used to turn the planets in our solar system.

Paint your cover!

I thought you filled it with 1quart had to be an inch below the full hole of it runs out its too mutc H and can cause deals to leak

I use the RED LINE 75W -90 GEAR OIL FOR BOTH DANA 35 AND 30? HOW MANY BOTTLE I NEED? I HAVE A JEEP WRANGLER YJ 1994 ....THANK YOU

Isn't it a bad Idea to spray the inside of your diff with brake cleaner. Won't it leave some kind of chemical that will interfere with the gear oil?

I have question I've got an 01 xj with a LP dana 30 and 8.25 I was wondering what type of gear oil you recommend? cause I've been seeing everyone use for both the front and rear 75w-140.

Was the drive shaft connected when you rotated the carrier?

Any idea why mine wouldn't rotate freely with front shaft connected..?

I could smell this video

You seriously worried about scratching the cover of your differential? Maybe should get a Prius

Put tape on the fill plug lol

I keep hearing don't use a chisel or screw driver and I keep hearing beating it free doesn't always work.

That ratchet would be considered a “tactical” ratchet and would most likely be illegal here in California 😔

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Are one of those who moved from California to Oregon? Just curious

That putty knife would have been better to use to split the cover instead of that chisel... I use the putty knife all the time, no Issues... Gear Oil stinks!!!! Literally....

That what she said you know you a box cutter on them don't you play me a lot easier you don't have the Dennis anything

i really like the channel loving the engine build, but this video just was a waste of time.. youve covered it alot and so has everyone who ever made a jeep video... 30k miles change the diff fluid.. thats ludicrous, if its not getting contaminated with water its good for close to the life of the vehicle or atleast the life of the diff bearings.. the oil is virtually good for as long as you could think of driving it just gets ruined by water/metal wear contamination changing this fluid every 30k is just burning money and wasting time.. use the money to get hub locks so you can disconnect the front driveline from spinning furing daily driving way better investment`