Lockouts Greased?
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Lockouts Greased?
Early '99 F250 Superduty 7.3L 4X4
Just curious. Are the stock ESOF 4x4 lockouts suppose to be dry or packed with grease? I removed mine and noticed they rattled quite a bit when I shook'em. I disassembled them and found they were dry with a few small spots of grease. So I greased up the gears, reassembled, and installed. I didn't pack'em with grease, just a finger job. By doing this I got rid of a front end rattle and also a vibration at take off. I tried the ESOF and everything locked up, but I was just wondering if they were designed to be greased.
Just curious. Are the stock ESOF 4x4 lockouts suppose to be dry or packed with grease? I removed mine and noticed they rattled quite a bit when I shook'em. I disassembled them and found they were dry with a few small spots of grease. So I greased up the gears, reassembled, and installed. I didn't pack'em with grease, just a finger job. By doing this I got rid of a front end rattle and also a vibration at take off. I tried the ESOF and everything locked up, but I was just wondering if they were designed to be greased.
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FTE member, Guzzle92 has a VERY nice write-up on this very subject:
http://guzzle.rbmicro.com/allube.html
Click on his thumbnails to get full-sized photos.
Pop
http://guzzle.rbmicro.com/allube.html
Click on his thumbnails to get full-sized photos.
Pop
Last edited by SpringerPop; Mar 31, 2006 at 01:34 PM.
