Pinion seal
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Ditto. I just went into the Ford dealership and had my pinion seal and tranny output shaft seal changed at the same time. At the same time they gave my driveshaft a good once-over, checking u-joints, etc.
$100 each (Canadian), and that included a bit of gear oil that had to top my diffy with.
Dealership actually had the best price in town after calling some tranny shops.
What astonished me was what they did to the mess down there. My seals were leaking for a few years, but finally got bad enough to change. But over those years the oil just caked on everywhere. I got home, got some cleaning supplies together , old rags, varsol, ect, wanting to go clean that gunk up, got under there and it was clean as a whistle! Thanks Ford!
$100 each (Canadian), and that included a bit of gear oil that had to top my diffy with.
Dealership actually had the best price in town after calling some tranny shops.
What astonished me was what they did to the mess down there. My seals were leaking for a few years, but finally got bad enough to change. But over those years the oil just caked on everywhere. I got home, got some cleaning supplies together , old rags, varsol, ect, wanting to go clean that gunk up, got under there and it was clean as a whistle! Thanks Ford!
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Yeah I hat thought about changing my own because a few members have gotten lucky by zipping the nut on and off with an impact but no thanks. I'd rather let Ford mess with it since I don't have the proper tools to take those measurements and if they mess it up they have to fix it.
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Yeah I hat thought about changing my own because a few members have gotten lucky by zipping the nut on and off with an impact but no thanks. I'd rather let Ford mess with it since I don't have the proper tools to take those measurements and if they mess it up they have to fix it.
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Yeah I hat thought about changing my own because a few members have gotten lucky by zipping the nut on and off with an impact but no thanks. I'd rather let Ford mess with it since I don't have the proper tools to take those measurements and if they mess it up they have to fix it.
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If you do that kind of work a lot then you can get it real close just by feel. It depends on the experience level of the person doing the work. Although it doesn't take that much longer to do it right.
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I had ford do mine, and they must have done a bad job because it leaked again, they did it again, and it leaked again. I finally gave up and did it myself, it holds now... They also left my pinion with a bearing preload of between 1-2 inch pounds... way under spec.
Don't use an impact gun, do it with a rachet or braker bar... the impacting motion on a socket will rattle the bearings located right there. They are not only expensive but expensive to change if you need to change them.
Saving a few bucks here and there is good, but sometimes if you dont have the tools it is just best to bring it somewheres... just a 1/4" 0-60 in. pound torque wrench was 60 bucks at NAPA. I did like doing it myself becuase i like projects like that. So even if I spent more in the end, I have a tool I will never hopefully use again :)
Don't use an impact gun, do it with a rachet or braker bar... the impacting motion on a socket will rattle the bearings located right there. They are not only expensive but expensive to change if you need to change them.
Saving a few bucks here and there is good, but sometimes if you dont have the tools it is just best to bring it somewheres... just a 1/4" 0-60 in. pound torque wrench was 60 bucks at NAPA. I did like doing it myself becuase i like projects like that. So even if I spent more in the end, I have a tool I will never hopefully use again :)
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