D60 inner axle seals
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D60 inner axle seals
1996 F350, PSD, Crew, 128,000mi
I lost both inner axle seals on my D60 front end recently, in fact, the seals failed within a week of each other. This also occured during a recent hot spell. My best guess would say that they failed because of a plugged vent tube. It's going to be a lot of work to replace the seals and I don't want to do the job twice. Are plugged vent tubes common for this axle? Can the stock vent be upgraded in any way? I want to fix the source of the problem before I tear it completely apart and replace the seals. Thanks.
I lost both inner axle seals on my D60 front end recently, in fact, the seals failed within a week of each other. This also occured during a recent hot spell. My best guess would say that they failed because of a plugged vent tube. It's going to be a lot of work to replace the seals and I don't want to do the job twice. Are plugged vent tubes common for this axle? Can the stock vent be upgraded in any way? I want to fix the source of the problem before I tear it completely apart and replace the seals. Thanks.
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Originally Posted by skeeter4x4
1996 F350, PSD, Crew, 128,000mi
I lost both inner axle seals on my D60 front end recently, in fact, the seals failed within a week of each other. This also occured during a recent hot spell. My best guess would say that they failed because of a plugged vent tube. It's going to be a lot of work to replace the seals and I don't want to do the job twice. Are plugged vent tubes common for this axle? Can the stock vent be upgraded in any way? I want to fix the source of the problem before I tear it completely apart and replace the seals. Thanks.
I lost both inner axle seals on my D60 front end recently, in fact, the seals failed within a week of each other. This also occured during a recent hot spell. My best guess would say that they failed because of a plugged vent tube. It's going to be a lot of work to replace the seals and I don't want to do the job twice. Are plugged vent tubes common for this axle? Can the stock vent be upgraded in any way? I want to fix the source of the problem before I tear it completely apart and replace the seals. Thanks.
Yeah, a plugged vent will deffinitly blow oil out your seals, once in a while you can clean them out to relieve the presure and sometime the seal will stop leaking. Just food for thaught
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