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Mar 21, 2014 | 04:57 PM

fbnmark

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Finally new gears

Had a leaking pinion seal and was able to convince the boss that it was time for new gears. Went from 3.73 to 4.3. Am so looking forward to towing the fifth wheel this season. Only have about 1k miles on them running empty and no real loss in mpg's.

Mar 21, 2014 | 06:32 PM

Bigpipes 35

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Awesome, I love my 4:30..

Mar 21, 2014 | 11:45 PM

truckfella

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fbnmark: year, model, engine of your truck?

Mar 22, 2014 | 01:44 AM

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my pinion seal also began to leak maybe its time for me to do the same lol

Mar 22, 2014 | 04:59 AM

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fbnmark: year, model, engine of your truck?

04,250xlt, reg cab long bed, v10

Mar 22, 2014 | 08:48 AM

Bigpipes 35

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04,250xlt, reg cab long bed, v10

That thing will be a beast now..

Mar 22, 2014 | 08:54 AM

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my pinion seal also began to leak maybe its time for me to do the same lol

I think you're onto something here. If I shoved a small screwdriver in around the seal and wiggled it around really good, my seal would start to leak ==> "Hey, honey, as long as I'm in there replacing the seal, this would be a GREAT time to swap gears."