It looks like my 16's front diff cover is leaking. I have 84,000 miles so i am out of warranty. What is the process to get the cover off? Drop rack or drop the axle to get it off? I tried searching for an answer with no luck.

 

Nobody else have this issue yet?

 

I’m curious too about the proper way to drip the front diff cover...(doesn’t leak though)

 

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Surprised that we do not need to touch axle nor rack...seems tight.

 

I just did my gears, I don't see how you could get the cover off without dropping the diff.

 

Yae,Me to there is no room to get it out, Especially with the gears being in the way to remove the bolts and slide the Pan down, Wonder if you could put a Gasket on it and just clean the RTV off.

 

Try this site for a gasket

https://mag-hytec.com/product/ford-f-12-8_8-gasket/

 

So i was at the dealer today for a recall. They have been pretty good to me and trust what they say. They told me to fix the front diff cover leak it requires 5.5 hours of labor plus parts. Total is $1000.....I really don't feel like doing it myself, but I also don't want to pay a grand!

 

I pulled my cover off to drain and replace the fluid.

Once I had all the bolts out and the cover popped so the fluid could drain, I realized that it CAN NOT be removed from the truck without either dropping the differential or removing the steering rack.

Was a huge UH OH moment. I worked a Lube Locker gasket up into place and threaded all of the bolts back in without removing any of the existing silicone sealant. 5,000 miles later it still isn't leaking. Keeping fingers crossed that it stays that way.

It is absolutely beyond comprehension that they didn't leave enough room to service the front differential.