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Performed my second pan drop Saturday morning, 19,700 miles on the odometer and 3700 miles since the first pan drop @ 16k miles. I will run another 3-4K miles before I drop the pan again about July/August and will complete my 4th pan drop either by end of year or in the spring of 27. I’m happy...

I think once the clicking starts, lube won’t fix it. I have had my doors off in the summer and have lubed the mechanism but the click comes back.

What year is your truck? I believe yours is a diesel, right, and it’s a whole kit (pan, gasket, filter)?

Is that right

Can’t hear it over the dinging and injector clapping. No wonder you don’t hear anything

Did you just say that… The clicking is sooo irritating …it’s like this!

Good question. The click doesn’t sound like a metal spring. It’s definitely plastic sounding. Went to the dealership today for some brake diagnostic and service and I’m also getting all 4 door checks replaced under warranty! I’ll be good for another year now,…I’ll have to try the PB Blaster

If it’s clicking, it’s done, however…. The clicking stops when it becomes a paper weight or dog chew toy. Any aftermarket fabricators that want to run with this and make metal ones?

I’ve had to replace my door checks every year. They don’t have a long life, they’re plastic,… shareholders are happy.

I PPF’d the whole hood on my 21 JTR and 3 years later the front and side edges bubbled. The first fix was to rip off the ppf and do a repaint fix. Cost was on me to re-cover the hood with PPF. 4 months later, paint was bubbling again and dealership and body shop fought it out as to who was...

…. Clicky door checks when opening doors. New replaced ones don’t seem to last a year. - plastic parts that crack and cause a mess (oil cooler, rad parts, etc.) If the list of things that are issues could be fixed with better parts, stronger metallurgy, better maintenance schedules, and...

I’ve had parts go back to Rock Auto for being cheap defective parts. Not an item I would cheap out on.

This will help you with clear instructions for doing a transmission pan drop. https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/forum/threads/pan-drop-drain-fill-instructions-for-zf-8hp50-or-chrysler-torqueflite-850re-automatic-transmission.105825/

Good for you! I too was going to do mine again but forgot to stock up on my oil analysis test bottles and I’m waiting for a fill plug that will attach to my 1500cc syringe so I can : 1. Install the first 4 quarts as normal then; 2. Force in the next 1.5 quarts above the fill hole with special...

Good point

I’m assuming you still have warranty?? I’d stick to what your book is recommending just as @Bandit’s Lair has said. If you’re going ahead with suggestions, what’s your wrenching skill level? Would you do this service yourself or have the dealership do it? You looking to save money, doing just...

This has not been an issue on my 21 and 23 JTR, 3.6. It’s tight but working the pan slowly to the front of the truck, it will come out.

Jack up all four corners, traction control off and put it in 4x4 drive. Have someone up top and you get underneath with stethoscope and touch the diffs. You’ll find your bad bearing. it’ll probably be loud enough you don’t need a stethoscope.

It’s either diffs or hub bearings. Definitely NOT transmission. What has your maintenance schedule been on the diffs?

You need Crow Feet wrench to get in there. Here’s a pic of what I mean. https://share.google/qjgIzOeODD0acPg4T This is just a photo. You’ll need to find what size you need.