Ok, so I attempted to change my front and rear diff oil this weekend and soon enough I ran into some problems.
First finding a level area on our property. We live on a hilly area. Then getting under the rav. I couldn't get under the rav while it was on the ground. So I jacked it up and had to use 4 jack stands to level the vehicle while trying to gAin some room to work. When all that was done, I was finally able to get under the vehicle and started to loosen the filler plug on the front diff. That came out easily enough. After that I tried getting the drain plug off but ended up stripping the hex head.
When to the dealer to get a quote And to no surprise they wanted an arm and a leg for this job. 96$ per axle. The service advisor told me that I shouldn't have to change it out at 49k. But just recommends having it checked out every 30k. I keep reading about others changing their diff oil out. So what do I do? I called a local mechanic I was referred to by a by a friend, and the mechanic tells me I shouldn't bother changing the gear oil out at all. At least not till 100k. Keep in mind I didn't mention this mechanic was a former Toyota tech.
So any suggestions? Get it done or not.
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First finding a level area on our property. We live on a hilly area. Then getting under the rav. I couldn't get under the rav while it was on the ground. So I jacked it up and had to use 4 jack stands to level the vehicle while trying to gAin some room to work. When all that was done, I was finally able to get under the vehicle and started to loosen the filler plug on the front diff. That came out easily enough. After that I tried getting the drain plug off but ended up stripping the hex head.
When to the dealer to get a quote And to no surprise they wanted an arm and a leg for this job. 96$ per axle. The service advisor told me that I shouldn't have to change it out at 49k. But just recommends having it checked out every 30k. I keep reading about others changing their diff oil out. So what do I do? I called a local mechanic I was referred to by a by a friend, and the mechanic tells me I shouldn't bother changing the gear oil out at all. At least not till 100k. Keep in mind I didn't mention this mechanic was a former Toyota tech.
So any suggestions? Get it done or not.
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I've read that it can cause leak if it's not able to vent 
