Well i went through a small creek on a trail, and now I've got a problem. water got in the front diff, but luckily not the rear. below is a picture of the fluid. im away at school and wont be home for another two weeks. how difficult would this project be to do in one day? I can get to it at the earliest on Sunday. should i do that and just not drive it until its changed, or take her in. any ideas what it would cost at the stealership vs buying the supplies and doing it myself. thanks

 

It's easy just pull the drain plug and refill I would not recommend driving on it too much as that will severely shorten bearing life

 

so i dont have to reseal? how would you be certain that you got it all out without dropping the cover?

 

You won't...best to remove the cover and clean it out and re-seal with RTV.

 

any idea of how long this would take?

 

if you know what your doing a hour...max, but you may have to remove your skid plate if you have one...

 

alright. yeah i figured itd be the first thing id have to remove.. the only thing im worried about is making the new gasket

 

It's super easy to do. Don't worry

 

a good bead of RTV once you get both surfaces nice and clean...you will be good to go.

 

can anyone confirm that the front diff fluid is supposed to look different than this? i have heard of ford using a tan colored fluid in their front axles before, and it supposedly looks almost exactly the same as if water is mixed with standard fluid. anyone have experience with their front diff fluid on a 04-08 model?