Tyler.172

well my rear main seal is leaking and im wondering how hard it is to do i know ill have to drop the transfer case and trany and if i brought it to a shop what am i looking at for cost?

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Subd I need to do this too sometime

BuckKiller

It's not super hard to do you will have to drop the tranny not all the way down but enough to get the new seal in and old one out I think a shop will cost around $250 I got mine done while I got my tranny rebuilt.

Tyler.172

i originally thought it was my oil pan gasket but im not that lucky... is there any write ups on how to do the rear main seal?

sylver91

Transmission needs to be removed, as well as the clutch and flywheel to get to the rear main. I like to use self tapping screws into the old seal and pull it out, then you can either use the seal installer tool, or do what I did and got a piece of PVC pipe with an end cap and cut relive cuts around it with Zip ties to match the size and tap it in. I got the idea from Googling and it looks like this one.

That or I'd call around for shop labor rates. I have to do mine soon too, but then again I got a shop and hoist at my disposal with a transmission jack.

Tyler.172

well im thinking i should be able to hold off until i need to replace my clutch that way i can just have it all done at one time think a shop could get it done in a day?

sylver91

Book an appointment for the morning and bring it then, I would have to guess at about a 4 hour job or so because its 4x4.

Aktech

Have them fix your rough idle to.

Tyler.172

hopefully saturday my buddy who graduated from ford at uti will be takinga look at my pick up saturday and will figure out my rough idle we both think its the iac but we'll find out!

Tyler.172

well guys i crawled under my pick up last night and the tranny is SOAKED with tranny oil.... any ideas? i do not know what kind of transmission i have other than 4spd manual