Three Brake Lights

Your cars third brake light is super important. It is the clear cut light that tells someone that you are stepping on the brakes. At night your cars taillights are on so a brake light is noticeable but not as clear as the extra light, so if that bulb burns out you have to change it immediately. To do this it is fairly simple, first there are two screws holding the lens on. Once you have removed those screws you will see a light socket (three if it is a pickup truck), remove the middle socket. Pull the bulb out and put a new one in and put the socket back in the lens. Replace the screws and then check to make sure the light works.

Third braklight bulb change

Fluid in Your Rear End??

Your differential fluid is very important to keeping the moving parts in your cars axels running smoothly. To change your rear end fluid it is fairly self-explanatory. First you will need a drain pan to drain the old fluid into, then remove the bolts on the back of the rear end housing and let the fluid drain into the pan. Then you will need to clean up the cover and the housing. You can do this by using a paint scraper and some brake clean. Once you have these both clean you can get a tube of liquid gasket and squeeze a fine line over the cover and the housing. Let that dry and then place a cork gasket one the cover and then put the cover back on the housing and tighten the bolts. Now there is a drain plug on the opposite side of the rear end. Remove this plug and clean it off. You then fill your rear end through this hole. All of the oil specifications can be found in your owner’s manual. Once you have the right amount of fluid into the rear replace the drain plug. Check for any leaks and you are finished.

Slideshow for changing our rear end fluid