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Old Jan 6, 2016 | 05:11 PM
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Front Diff Cover Removal?

As I was laying under my truck today I noticed a drip under the front differential, it looks like the cover is leaking by the factory RTV gasket. This is the 00' F150.

How hard is it to remove these things? It looks like the front cover mount makes it a PITA. Links to a good write-up and/or pics of it being done are appreciated. I can't seem to find any threads on it.

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Cal
 
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Old Jan 6, 2016 | 06:08 PM
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first try to torque all the cover bolts and see if any are loose.. Is the oil coming out at the flange face, or just around one bolt hole ?
 
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Old Jan 6, 2016 | 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by steve(ill)
first try to torque all the cover bolts and see if any are loose.. Is the oil coming out at the flange face, or just around one bolt hole ?
Good Call, I'll give that a whirl. It's leaking at the bottom center, right around that 1 bolt.
 
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Old Jan 6, 2016 | 06:31 PM
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Tighten that bolt FIRST... wipe off and see if it is the gasket or the bolt hole.. You might be able to remove the bolt and add a little RTV around the thread/ hole clearance, if its the bolt.
 
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Old Jun 11, 2018 | 06:20 PM
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im going through this front cover removal right now......So far, there is no way to remove the front cover completely from the diff because of the bearing caps hitting the cover and not allowing enough clearance........So im going to be removing it soon
 
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