Rear Axle Promblems
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Rear Axle Promblems
Hey Guys,
Got a quick question. I've been having a griding noise in my rear axle. It gets louder at higher speeds. Yesterday, I went to my truck n there was oil leaking out of my seal around my back right tire. I took my tire off and my axle has some play in it. I was planning on doin the work myself but really don't know what all i need to replace. The Ford dealership here are a bunch of theives. Once before my truck leaked nearly all the oil out of the chunk through the gasket. Ever since then it's been making that noise. Any suggestions?
Got a quick question. I've been having a griding noise in my rear axle. It gets louder at higher speeds. Yesterday, I went to my truck n there was oil leaking out of my seal around my back right tire. I took my tire off and my axle has some play in it. I was planning on doin the work myself but really don't know what all i need to replace. The Ford dealership here are a bunch of theives. Once before my truck leaked nearly all the oil out of the chunk through the gasket. Ever since then it's been making that noise. Any suggestions?
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if the play is in and out thats probably normal. sounds like your gonna need a seal. if the play is up and down then your gonna need a bearing also. not hard to replace but check your axle also and make sure the race isnt damaged on the axle. be a good idea also to pull the cover off the rear and see if anything is wrong.
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From: Everett, Washington
If you lost most of your diff oil then I suspect the carrier and pinion bearings are shot. You'll need to go thru the whole axle and fully service it (ie new bearings and seals plus as I recall the pinion uses a crush collar to set pinion bearing preload. If you are not familiar with this and don't have the correct tools available you would probably be best to get a shop to do it for you.
I just went through this with my Dad's Jeep. He let the oil leak out and complained about noise. His was a Dana 44 axle so all I had to do was replace the bearings. The Ford axles are a little more difficult, plus the axle bearing surface is the axle itself.
Not good news. Hope this helps some.
I just went through this with my Dad's Jeep. He let the oil leak out and complained about noise. His was a Dana 44 axle so all I had to do was replace the bearings. The Ford axles are a little more difficult, plus the axle bearing surface is the axle itself.
Not good news. Hope this helps some.
