Yukon Gear & Axle YHCC-D30 Hardcore Nodular Iron Differential Cover for Dana 30

This was installed on a 88 C-1500 truck. It’s well make so durability should be good, easy installation, the thickness is crazy and excellent value for your money and so far it has no leakage. Definitely recommend this item.

Great fit for my ‘02 S10 ZR2, heavy duty piece that looks awesome! Super thick to handle abuse, definitely worth the price. I pulled the stainless plate off and painted my truck’s accent color behind it for a little extra pop. Can’t wait to finish this project and see how it looks!

I installed this today after installed a locker in front dana 30, 1999 jeep wrangler. Felt and looked like a quality part.

Good build quality. Thick and sturdy. Looks much better than the thin OEM cover. The additional fill and drain holes are also welcome. It fit perfectly.

I am not a mechanic and have only recently started servicing my own Jeep. Changing the differential fluid was recommended by the dealership, along with other maintenance. I was quoted a total price that was stupidly high, so I decided to look into doing it myself. Thank you YouTube for your videos on shock absorbers, brake rotors and pads, cold air intakes, tire selection, rock rails and differentials. I am still not a mechanic, but I do have bragging rights.From what I read and watched, there is an engineering advantage to specific designs of differential covers. The more internal seams and bars, the less the fluid can naturally circulate with gear movement. There are also advantages to having drain/fill plus located strategically. The Yukon Dana44 has a smooth internal design, and has two drain ports; one at the bottom of the cover that you can't really see in pictures, and the bottom of two ports on the front (you see them both in all pictures). So there are total of three magnetized drain plugs. I also bought the Yukon Dana30 for the front and it did not have the drain on the bottom, so each cover has its own unique design.The cover is mighty thick and strong as hell. I wanted to update the covers from stock for 4 reasons:(1) I was cleaning the gears and replacing oil anyhow after far too many miles w/o servicing(2) I was concerned that the OEM cover could catch a rock and the lip roll back, spilling differential oil(3) The Amazon price was lower than anywhere else and I wanted to buy at that price(4) It is a badass upgradeIt is true that there were no instructions for torquing the bolts, but I am not subtracting stars. Nor am I subtracting for the PIA of tightening two particular recessed bolts that were blocked by a track arm. Would have been easier to get to them with a ratcheting wrench, but the recessed hex bolts do have their obvious advantage. I paired the two Yukon covers with Lube lockers as opposed to RTV for gasket seals, so I used the torque settings of the Lube Lockers as recommended by others.I like the idea of colored cover that really catches the eye, and there are several awesome options, but I didn't think the extra $$$ was really worthwhile. The Yukon Dana44 cover was more expensive than some others, but significantly less than many others too. For the price, I got all of the engineering upgrades of the more expensive products, but paid less. In my book, that qualifies as a good deal.Hope this review helps you enjoy an off-road adventure.

I love this product. It really makes my front and rear axles look good. They are strong, easy to paint (If you sand them and prep them properly) and to install.However! Please don't make the mistake I made because I watched a youtube video on how one person installed this. The person in said video did not use thread sealant on the drain and fill holes. So naturally neither did I.Big mistake! Please use liquid Teflon on the threads of the fill and drain plugs. Or like me, you will have leaks. Especially if it is hot outside. And yes i tightened it till they were snug but they kept leaking. So I kept tightening after every drive and inspection if it was still leaking. Well i tightened them till they would not tighten anymore. Still leaks. Note the leaks are not from the large gasket area but from the fill and drain plugs.Oh and please only fill to the first fill hole and not the higher second one. Once it starts to spill from the 1st lower fill hole, you are good to plug it. but like mentioned above, use thread sealant!Great product, my mistake on the install gave me problems.

Cover looks great. It was much heavier and thicker than I expected. It fit perfect with no issues whatsoever. Paired it with a lubelocker gasket and no leaks so far. Used gas and oil thread tape for the cover drain and fill plugs, no leaks from them either.

The differential cover is great, wonderful Yukon gear and axle quality! Thing is that Amazon shipped it in the original packaging, which was destroyed. I am incredibly lucky the cover wasn’t damaged or the parts bag wasn’t missing. AMAZON!!!!! You need to do BETTER with your shipping of heavy parcels. Believe me if this thing was damaged or parts missing it would have been a fiasco. I’m glad I didn’t have to send this particular item back, but, I have had to send others back because of damage and it’s a pain. Please stop sending heavy packages in the original box! Please!