2005 Tacoma Front Differential question

I feel like a real idiot asking this but can someone telll me where I can find the fill and drain plug for the front diff oil? I still cannot locate it even after watching the videos in this forum. Someone mentioned it is located under the rear skid plate? Where is that located? Anyone have pics of the location of the rear skid plate/Front differential?

 

It's on the driver's side of the diff. The fill plug has a white sticker on it & the drain is plain, you have to remove oem skid to access then

 

Drain and filler is on the driver side, facing the tire per say.
Follow ur cv axle inwards and fill and drain shoul be around 2/3 oclock

 

It's a sticky at the top of the page!

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2n...ront-diff-transfer-case-oil-change-howto.html

 

You've not yet removed the two factory splash pans I'm guessing.

The underside of your engine is (lightly) protected by two thin pieces of steel painted black and held on by four 12mm bolts each. Take those off.

Now you can see your CV axles - both of them. And you can see where they end in the differential - that big cast iron clock shaped thing.

That has two giaganto hex allen-wrench holes in it on the driver side - one's 10mm and one's 12mm. The upper one is the fill hole. The lower one is the drain hole.

 

I took off the skid plate and I don"t see the CV axel on either side of the wheel. I dont think my 2005 has CV axels because I don"t see anything connected to the center rear of the front tires leading to a front differentail. I"ve been all under that vehicle and I can"t located a front differential. The photos on this forum don't match my 2 wheel drive 2005 Tacoma. Anyone out there have a 2005 Tacoma that can send me photos of the front diff? Also, is the transfer case mounted to the aft end of the transmission? if so, the one on my vehicle looks nothing like the ones in the photos on this forum.

 

I found my answer in another thread. My 2005 2W drive doesn"t have a front diff or transfer case.

 

yea not having cv axles means no front diff sir nor transfer case...aka not a 4x4 truck

 

Wow!

 

so you know its a 2wd truck and youre looking for a front diff? LOLOLOL just sell and go back to the prius you owned previously

 

We've all been there at some point or another, it happens. I know I've asked my share of derp questions on here.

 

I don't think this guy is serious, I smell a troll, I know if I had a 4x4 I would have tried to engage it at least once. OP if I am wrong I apologize profusely.

 

Dicks..... lol no dumb questions, just dumb answers.

Welcome to TW!

 

Regardless, let's be glad he didn't drain the transfer case.

 

Wow.

 

All good fun. You have to know something is wrong when the title is for front diff and he's looking for a rear skid plate.

 

No.


NO.


NO WAY

 

made me laugh...that was worth something on this crappy day. thanks OP