Front diff leaking
Old-n-Cranky
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My engine is out due to timing issues, so I pulled the front diff cover yesterday since I can get to it. It's very weird there is no drain plug. This is an '06 lariat. What a pain to get the fluid out of the engine is in place.
I degreased and wire wheeled it and repainted the outside with farm machine epoxy paint, but I'm worried about getting it resealed. Mine was rtv'd in place. It was either factory or whoever did it did a great job with it. No extra, very clean install. I'm going to try and find an 8.8 gasket at O'Reilly. I need to check my breather hose, the fluid was a much lighter color than I was expecting.
I don't know what weight to put back in it yet. Going to reseal and wait a couple days before I refill.
I degreased and wire wheeled it and repainted the outside with farm machine epoxy paint, but I'm worried about getting it resealed. Mine was rtv'd in place. It was either factory or whoever did it did a great job with it. No extra, very clean install. I'm going to try and find an 8.8 gasket at O'Reilly. I need to check my breather hose, the fluid was a much lighter color than I was expecting.
I don't know what weight to put back in it yet. Going to reseal and wait a couple days before I refill.
My maintenance notes says the front axle capacity is 1.8 quarts. This information came from the AllData online shop manual when I still had access to it. Not sure why, but my Haynes manual doesn't give the capacity of the front axle, but it does say an 8.8 rear takes approx. 5.5 pints (or 2.75 quarts) DRY FILL.?
Grab a couple bottles of oil to get you started. Fill 'er up until the oil comes out of the plug!
Last edited by stankyjeans; Aug 13, 2023 at 01:05 PM.
