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Summary: Auto mechanic share his techniques. Learn about placement of your jack stands to change rear differential fluid in this free car repair video from an expert auto mechanic.

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Nathan McCullough Nathan McCullough graduated from Nashville Auto-Diesel College with a GPA of 3.5 and received their Craftsmanship Award and Honor Seal. Nathan has managed sev... read more

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Jacking Up Car to Change Rear Differential Fluid

In this clip we are going to talk about the proper way to change your oil in your rear differential. In this step we are going to talk about the proper service procedure for jacking your vehicle off the ground, setting your jack stands and settling the vehicle back down on the stands. What we are aiming for is the center of gravity. I am going to take my heavy duty floor jack and slide it directly under the rear differential. Once you have it directly under the rear differential go ahead and tighten down the release screw and begin jacking. Alright, once you have the vehicle high enough to comfortably work on it, it?s okay to go ahead and set your jack stands. This portion of the jack stand is going to fit right on the axle shaft housing. That's the proper way to jack your vehicle and set your jack stands. What I am going to do from there is get out from underneath the vehicle and reduce the pressure on my hydraulic floor jack. You are going to want to let the pressure off very slowly, if you were to release it right away the vehicle would come crashing down really fast it could possibly bounce off your jack stands, damaging the jacks, the vehicle or you. There you go, that is the proper way to jack your vehicle.

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