Monday, April 13, 2015

How to change rear differential oil on Toyota Tacoma

This is good to do every 15-20,000 miles. It is simple on this truck, but some trucks do not have a drain bolt and you have to remove the differential cover to let the oil out. Tools you'll need, a bucket or pan to catch the oil, a ratchet, an 24mm socket, some new oil, and a torque wrench. I use a jack and two jack stands under the rear axle to give myself more room.
Place the oil catch pan onset the differential and loosen the bolt on the bottom. Let the oil drain for 15-20 minutes. Wipe off the magnet on the drain bolt and reinsert the bolt. Tighten to 34 ft/lbs. Now loosen the top bolt, which takes the same 24mm socket. Fill with roughly 2.7 Quartz until oil starts to come out of the fill hole. Reinsert the full bolt and also tighten to 34 ft/lbs. Take your oil to autizone or another place that takes used oil and you're done. 

No comments:

Post a Comment