# Changeing rear end grease

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/changeing-rear-end-grease/34790>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** dakota, dodge\
**Created:** [August 9, 2009, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/changeing-rear-end-grease/34790 "2009-08-09T20:48:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![glasshead4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/848f3c/32.png) [@glasshead4](https://community.cartalk.com/u/glasshead4)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2009, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/changeing-rear-end-grease/34790/1 "2009-08-09T20:48:30Z")

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The owners manual for my two wheel drive 04 Dodge Dakata says to change the rear end grease every 12.000miles.Is this needed?

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**Author:** ![BustedKnuckles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bustedknuckles/32/25_2.png) [@BustedKnuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BustedKnuckles)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2009, 8:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/changeing-rear-end-grease/34790/2 "2009-08-09T20:55:24Z")

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If the manual says it, yes.

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2009, 11:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/changeing-rear-end-grease/34790/3 "2009-08-09T23:14:30Z")

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If it is in the owner’s manual, then do it.

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**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 12:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/changeing-rear-end-grease/34790/4 "2009-08-10T00:17:11Z")

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You will then have the only Dakota that has EVER had it’s rear-end oil changed…Sounds like a misprint to me. Once every 100K miles is enough in “normal” conditions…

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**Author:** ![budd2049](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/77aa72/32.png) [@budd2049](https://community.cartalk.com/u/budd2049)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 12:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/changeing-rear-end-grease/34790/5 "2009-08-10T00:42:13Z")

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Since the OP uses the word “grease”, I wonder if the manual is referring to chassis lubrication instead of differential oil? Every 12K is a ridiculous interval for differential gear oil to be changed.