

Also torque the plugs to 36ft-lbsThats it your done.Took me less than 30mins to accomplish this. Toyota Makes this so you cant buy the bearings and you have to. Replace the upper fill plug and clean up your mess. Hey Everyone, Replacing the front bearing in the Differential of my Girlfriends 2007 Rav4. Pump the oil in till it comes out the upper fill plug. You won't need much oil you only need 1.1pintsI also bought this to make life easy:It alows you to just pump the oil where you need it, and not waste any.Once the oil is done draining clean and replace the lower fill plug on the differential, leave out the upper fill plug to pump new oil in. For reference, the 2010 Pontiac Vibe originally had a starting sticker price of 19,935, with the range-topping Vibe GT Sport Wagon 4D starting at 22,560. The one with the magnet is the drain plug.I bought my oil from I bought a gallon jug only because it was something I plan on doing yearly. The one with out the magnet it the fill plug. If you can then you can remove the lower drain plugLet it drain, it will take a while because it's a very thick heavy oil.In the photo above you can also see the fill plug located just above the drain plug.To help it drain a bit faster you can remove the upper plug as well but DON'T mix the plugs up.In the photo below you can see that one plug has a magnet on it and the other doesn't. WeatherTech Floor Mats FloorLiner for Pontiac Vibe AWD/ Toyota Matrix AWD Black. This way if you can't get it removed you can stop here. Get the best deals on Floor Mats & Carpets for Pontiac Vibe when you shop the largest online selection at. Locate the drain and fill plugs on the driver side of the differential and remove the lower plug. I backed the vibe up on ramps, putting the car up on jack stands will do.You will need a 10mm allen socket and a small breaker bar if you haven't removed the plugs before.
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Since I didn't see a write up on how to change it, figured I would do one.First thing to make things easier to work on.
