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The dreaded drain plug on the bottom is no longer there

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Updated with pics: After buying a new JLR in January, then having to buy another new one in December (see below for a link explaining), it looks like Jeep either made a mid-year change in the front axles, or they are putting different axles on 3.6's than on 2.0's. The one on my 2.0 had the drain plug on the bottom, but the one on my 3.6 has it on the side. Also, the differential skid plate that I had on my 2.0 doesn't fit on the one on the 3.6. None of the manufacturers that make differential skid plates seem to list different part numbers for 2.0 vs 3.6, so I assume it was a change to the entire model line.

Why I bought 2 new JLR's in one year: https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/fo...e-fire-extinguisher-buy-back-insurance.85915/

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...it looks like Jeep either made a mid-year change in the front axles, or they are putting different axles on 3.6's than on 2.0's. The one on my 2.0 had the drain plug on the bottom, but the one on my 3.6 has it on the side.
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After buying a new JLR in January, then having to buy another new one in December (see below for a link explaining), it looks like Jeep either made a mid-year change in the front axles, or they are putting different axles on 3.6's than on 2.0's. The one on my 2.0 had the drain plug on the bottom, but the one on my 3.6 has it on the side. Also, the differential skid plate that I had on my 2.0 doesn't fit on the one on the 3.6. None of the manufacturers that make differential skid plates seem to list different part numbers for 2.0 vs 3.6, so I assume it was a change to the entire model line.
See this discussion...
https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/fo...removed-from-the-front-diff-on-rubicon.82660/
 

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Found out this today when I was about to change the diff fluids... no drain plug neither front and rear...
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