Hey guys,
I'm going to replace the rear wheel seal and brakes on my 90 E350 SRW. I bought new seals from Ford, Motorcraft of course. I also got the metal axle flange gaskets, Fel-Pro 55328. I'm going to pull the diff cover and replace that gasket as well.

I know the axle flange bolts are 80 ft. lbs. Is there anything else I should know to do this job right so they don't leak again? I'm not sure if there is a torque spec on the rear spindle nut.

 

Any thoughts on this?

Thanks in advance.

 

Full floating axle?

 

This one is, yes

 

A Hayes or Chilton manual will have all the specs you need for this job. If you are going to do much work on it yourself, a book is a good investment anyway. You will need a special socket for the spindle nut, parts stores rent them cheap. When the nut goes back on, it gets torqued to a certain amount (in the book) and then backed off a click or two or three(in the book). The brakes are pretty strait forward. Do one side at a time so you can look at the other side when you have a question.

 

This is the socket. Napa # BK 7769180.

 

Great info, thank you!

 

It has a ratcheting nut like eaker said. Tool makes it easy, just follow the book or find info online.

 

I found the tool at Oreilly's for $16. They only sell it, so I bought one. No big deal.

I think the spindle nut spec is 50 ft lbs. Where online can I find that?

 

This is for a Sterling 10.5, but they are the same as yours. Some useful info here.

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...5-rebuild.html

 

Just for verification

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/4...-and-seal.html

 

You should have a sterling 10.25, not a dana 60. Dana's have the fill plug in the cover, 10.25 is in the housing.
I think CR's Scottseal is preferred over fords.

 

Didn't catch that. I gave him the info on the 10.25 knowing he had the 10.25 but didn't realize he thought he had a D60! And ditto on the CR seals. I have used both but CR's were always easier to install and never had an "out-of-the-box" failure with one.

 

I was reluctant to use any info for a Sterling on my Dana 60 to be honest.

It has the word "Dana" stamped on the 10 bolt diff cover and the fill plug is in the cover, not the axle housing.

The spindle nut is the one piece ratcheting type. Best info I found online was torque to 50 ft lbs. and then back off 8 clicks for used bearings.

The job is done, but I still need to fill the diff with oil and take it for a test drive. I ran out of time and had to go to work. I will report back after I finish it.

 

So it was a D60? Well I'll be ding-dong! My apologies for giving you the wrong info. But glad you got it done!