Immediate help needed--brake/rear end
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Immediate help needed--brake/rear end
Someone please tell me what I have screwed up and how to fix it... I'm very handy but no mechanic... I recently put all new rotors and pads on my 2004 f350psd... Everything was great for a month and then I started getting a grinding noise which I isolated to my e-brake... Moments ago I took off the wheel, caliper, pads, mounting bracket and rotor to expose the e-brake shoes... Couldnt find anything really wrong or loose which would explain the occasional clanking from the drivers side rear wheel... So I take out the 8bolts to the (hub?) and fluid starts leaking out everywhere. I could see the bearing and then I pulled out that cover which had a long rod and all of a sudden I heard a metal noise (like a gear) fall and now I cant get that (axle?) back into place... What in the world do I do? Do I have to open up the rear end to guide that back into place??? Which then would mean draining all the fluid, a gasket, more fluid (gear oil)... I have no clue as to what to do... Someone please help...!!!
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Sounds like you have some bad bearings and now that you pulled the axle out...you have found the cause.
Pull the rear diff cover off and inspect.
Likely you will find some metal all over the place in which case you are in for a full flushing and rebuilding of the bearings and seals.
Pull the rear diff cover off and inspect.
Likely you will find some metal all over the place in which case you are in for a full flushing and rebuilding of the bearings and seals.
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just an update, took the rear diff cover off only to find things perfect... When to Ford and got a new diff cover, diff oil, and a new o-ring for the axle... Put it all back together and am now waiting for the new gasket to cure... Any ideas of how long I should wait before it is safe to add the synthetic oil and be able to drive? Also, I read in the manual that I should add some friction modifier to the oil to prevent gear noise??? Parts dept didnt say a thing other than to add the 75w-140... Knock on wood though, the old fluid that came out wasn't bad at all and there wasn't a single shaving anywhere... Again, knock on wood...
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The Friction modifyer is used when you have a Limited-slip rear, to help the clutch pack in the center section slip easier,,,If you have a LS rear end,,fill with purchased oil,,,I would drive the truck first,,,before adding any Modifyer,,,if you hear/feel the truck chattering when making a turn,,,only add 2 oz of modifyer at a time and drive again,,to much modifyer,,and the clutchs will slip to much and basically have an Open Rear,,or Non LS!
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