No drain plug on rear diff for 2022

[word302]

No, drill and tap the housing right where the diff drain plug was on previous years.

Have at it

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[Vinman]

Have at it

I’ve done it before, drilled and used a tapered tap then plumbing plug. Turned out exactly like the way it’s done at the factory.

 

[Fast-n-Furious]

I was about to change the diff fluids today, only found out there's no drain plug on both the front M210 and rear M220 ... I was very surprised.

 

[Elada20]

Never cross-threaded a plug huh? It's also not that hard to damage that area in the rocks.

Brilliant, instead of cross-threading 1 plug now you get to have fun with all the little screws… makes sense.

 

[word302]

Brilliant, instead of cross-threading 1 plug now you get to have fun with all the little screws… makes sense.

You do you man

 

[Talbott01]

I’ve done it before, drilled and used a tapered tap then plumbing plug. Turned out exactly like the way it’s done at the factory.

Can you share the specs?

 

[Talbott01]

Wondering if anyone else can confirm on their's, but my 2022 Rubicon does not have a drain plug on the rear differential. This is the M220 axle. I have not seen this change noted anywhere else previously. The front M210 does not have a drain plug, but I was already expecting that since that change was made in 2021 sometime

Mine doesn’t have a drain plug either. Does anyone OEM make a rear diff cover with a drain plug? When I pull the factory cover I cam replace it with this part? Hopefully.

 

[Rodeoflyer]

ARB's have drains. I've been using those for 60k miles, many hits and no issues. Still on the same gaskets after the gear and axle swap. Beefy, heavy and won't leak even after multiple rocks hits. Huge clamping area that increases torsional rigidity by 900ft lbs.

https://www.quadratec.com/p/arb/com...bbMtzJNAQIgbVLMxBibwWRac_L-E0ESxoCFDIQAvD_BwE

 

[ScotM]

I swapped mine out for the ARB’s when I did a gear change. Stronger, cheap and look great

 

[wreck99]

Seems to be the case for 2024 as well. Since I was getting ready to change the diff fluids in my wife's truck (2019 Ram 1500), which has drains and fills, I decided to slide under the new JL and take a peak. Yep, no drain plugs for front (DANA M210 WIDE HD TUBE FRONT AXLE) or rear (DANA M220 WIDE FULL FLOATING RR AXLE). Bummer! I'm undecided when I"ll do the first diff fluid change on the JL, but I have a ways to go yet only 2k miles.

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