What did you do to your Raptor today? (Gen2)

[xturdfergusonx]

Got bored of trying to keep the b pillar shiny so I switched it up a bit. Was going to do forged carbon. But, when I saw this I thought it would be a bit different. Fired up the cutter and made these this evening. Took a little bit to get all the measurements close. Just thought I'd share.

 

[OEMPlus Raptor]

Got bored of trying to keep the b pillar shiny so I switched it up a bit. Was going to do forged carbon. But, when I saw this I thought it would be a bit different. Fired up the cutter and made these this evening. Took a little bit to get all the measurements close. Just thought I'd share.

Looks cool, reminds me of the cloth insert on the 19-20 seats. Its like a honeycomb.

 

[bmiracle]

I took my 2018 in for ceramic coating on the paint and plastic, and flat black wrap on the fender flares. I hope I like the wrap but not 100% till I see it

 

[smurfslayer]

AF… not Navy. That’s the insignia from the AF Academy that cadets wear after completing their first year.

AF? OH, you mean the Army Air Corps ;-)

 

[Nex]

AF? OH, you mean the Army Air Corps ;-)

 

[Psirus7]

Got a little carried away with a tear-down for mid travel today.

 

[91Eunos]

AF? OH, you mean the Army Air Corps ;-)

Edit: OT: The Lube Locker gasket finally arrived…hooray!




…gasket on the left is the one that came with the cover. Looks good, but the Lube Locker gasket is definitely the way to go.

 

[Space Ghost]

How often should it be changed? I know I know....use the search button.

with some mild offroading @15k it was black
10k there was still some red to it
Just doin it every 10k for maximum overkill, pretty easy to do anyway

 

[91Eunos]

Diff fluid was a lot cleaner/clearer than I expected:



Of note, the bolt heads on my cover were definitely 1/2”, and not 13mm as I’ve read in several places. My truck is an early ‘18MY build though, actually built in ‘17, so that could be the difference.

Now begins the tedious task of removing all the old gasket material, and prepping the case for the new gasket and diff cover:

 

[91Eunos]

…OK, not gonna lie, cleaning that case lip was a pain in the ass.



But I wanted that surface to be absolutely clean; spend the time and effort now so it’s one and done. Spent a fair bit of time degreasing and cleaning all the holes for the mounting hardware too, and used Locktite Red since I shouldn’t ever have to remove these fasteners now that I have a cover with fill and drain ports.



If I do need to remove ‘em, a little heat will take care of it pretty easily.

At any rate, once I got it all buttoned up, I put in 3 qts of 75-90 gear lube, then pulled it onto level ground for the last little bit.

I honestly expected it to be full, and start dribbling out when I pulled the lower fill plug, but mine took a couple ounces from a 4th quart before it overflowed the fill port.

Double checked for leaks or any obvious missed bolts, etc. and took it for a couple of miles test drive, going up and down the steepest hill in our neighborhood in the process.

All good!



Only thing I’m not happy with is that little bracket above the diff that holds the brake lines. It’s bolted down securely on the top, but there’s a tab that hangs over the front of the diff that used to go over a small stud on the cover.

However, the new ARP fasteners obviously don’t allow that, so I’ll go back in there and use a cutoff wheel on a Dremel to remove that little lip/tab that hangs over the front of the diff cover.