[yo_marc]

Finding the Hex 14mm bit is not easy unless you do to NAPA. Can't find over 10mm hex key or bits anywhere else. Trouble was the NAPA stuff is for impacts, so it's a longer bit and I had to move the passenger side exhaust out of the way.

I just wanted to note; if you can't find a 14mm hex bit, you can use a 14mm bolt you may have laying around.

Take the bolt with the 14mm head. An ideal length is about 2-3 inches. Find two matching nuts that fit the threading. Screw one on a good ways, then the other. Lock the two nuts tightly against each other, insert the 14mm bolt-head-end into the drain plug socket, and use a wrench on the inner-nut to back the drain plug out. Use the outer nut to insert the drain plug.

 

[hambone1983]

Howcomes the pics arnt viewable?

The writeup is great though!

 

[iceman-5076Hemi]

Great write up!! for some reason the pics didn't show up for me...should be pretty self explanitory though.

I have Royal Purple in the garage now for a month...guess I need to get after it.

 

[fnkychkn]

Howcomes the pics arnt viewable?

The writeup is great though!

Great write up!! for some reason the pics didn't show up for me...should be pretty self explanitory though.

I have Royal Purple in the garage now for a month...guess I need to get after it.

this member was banned and removed all the links.

 

[measella]

this member was banned and removed all the links.

Great :doh:I need to do this for my 2005 3.5L w/ the 4 speed. No pics = no go for me.

 

[C1Pendragon]

this member was banned and removed all the links.

what fer? hopefully not his diy threads. . . .

 

[done]

what fer? hopefully not his diy threads. . . .

No, he had some good info, but he had some really bad attitudes.

 

[dpshook]

i just did this last night and you wont need a pump to add the fluid just squeeze the bottle. The tool to remove the H14 bolts is a H14 and can be found at Autozone in a trio pack for 11.99. So instead of paying a shop 90 + fluid go out and do it on your on. And get royal pruple... its not that much more and ive been using the max gear oil in my other cars for a long time and it works great.

 

[Northern300]

How can you do it on your own when you can't have the car level to drain and fill it properly?

 

[Spali32]

rear axle

Easy.......just drive it up on some ramps.

 

[Northern300]

Drive what up on ramps? You can't fill or drain it properly with just the rear on ramps.

 

[ZMagnum]

Measure how much drained out and put the same amount back in.

 

[Northern300]

But the point is that you don't get all the old stuff out when it is on an angle with the back up in the air.

 

[BrilliantBlackHemi]

4 Jackstands will get it in the air and level.

 

[BuckeyeRT]

Dang it pics are gone

 

[Orsen]

Dang it pics are gone

yes, we need pictures

 

[Northern300]

I agree. I would like to do this myself as well.

 

[marshall9779]

Just did mine this weekend. Front up on ramps and back on stands to make it level. You'll need a 3" or longer extension on the drivers side in order to clear the exhaust to get to the fill plug. I din't use the transfer pump. I held one finger over the end of the bottle and tipped it in. Bottle wont tip up much and is a tight fit. I had to empty the little that was left from the 1st bottle into the second one. It took close to 1 3/4 quarts. I used the Royal Purple 75W-140. I took the advice of using the thread tape as mine was weeping around the drain plug. Easy job though. Write up helped. Took me a minute to find the fill port. Didn't realize it was on the side.

 

[mikesmagrt]

JIFFY LUBE TOLD ME $120.00 TO CHANGE REAR DIF FLUID think i'll spend the $20.00 at pepboys and do it myself .

 

[mikesmagrt]

i hope pep boys does sell royal purple at $9.99 a qt lowest i could find online is $15.99 a qt