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Just some added things since I just did this service. The front diff requires the removal of the front left wheel to access the fill hole. It was a pain to put the plug back in due to a transmission line in the way that at least was flexible. Now, the transfer case required the removal of the skirt to the left of the case for easier access to the fill plug. Once I did this I had no problem using my 14mm Allen socket. Interesting is that there wasn't a drain plug on my case. I don't know if it's because I have a newer 2013 X5 that was made without one. I used my Motive fluid extractor to suck out what fluid I could and filled it back up. Each diff and transfer case took less than a liter of fluid. Not a bad job, but very labor intensive as it requires more steps that posted here. The old fluid was brown and nasty for 52k miles, as compared to the new fluid that was bright yellow and clear. Glad that I did it to make the family truckster last longer.
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