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The axles do not use a sealed bearings in them. They use the cone and cup type with a seal on the outside of the hub. The front need to be packed with grease, the rears are lubed by the oil from the differential. If it sat for 2 weeks submerged, it would not hurt to pull the rear diff. cover and change the oil and repack the fronts.
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The axles do not use a sealed bearings in them. They use the cone and cup type with a seal on the outside of the hub. The front need to be packed with grease, the rears are lubed by the oil from the differential. If it sat for 2 weeks submerged, it would not hurt to pull the rear diff. cover and change the oil and repack the fronts.
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DO IT for sure. My F150 sat in SIX FEET of water for two weeks last August into September thanks to Hurricane Harvey. Water poured out of the rear axle...and the trans and the engine. You may want to run the fresh gear oil for a bit, then change it again in the event there is any residual water in the thing.
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DO IT for sure. My F150 sat in SIX FEET of water for two weeks last August into September thanks to Hurricane Harvey. Water poured out of the rear axle...and the trans and the engine. You may want to run the fresh gear oil for a bit, then change it again in the event there is any residual water in the thing.
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