Mine was a little over 3 qts.Tiko,
Is there a specific amount of fluid that goes in the rear axle housing? 2qts? 5 qts? 7.5qt?
Mine was a little over 3 qts.Tiko,
Is there a specific amount of fluid that goes in the rear axle housing? 2qts? 5 qts? 7.5qt?
I could go along with overfill being the issue if both sides were leaking. If only one side, then the axle/seal is the issue.
I'm running SET20's and I made sure mine was over the fill limit as the 20's need oil. No leaks in the year plus I've had the 20's installed.
Tim
Well, they may not all leak when overfilled, but why increase the chances of a leak?
A half inch more oil isn't going to make the rear end last any longer.
On a Ford axle, the only thing the oil does at that end of the axle is to lube the seal.
I think I have it. Fluid is a 1/2" below the fill. New seal seems to be holding for the moment.
Hey Tim, just found this thread from awhile ago, but hoping to get some insight from you! My bearing housing is damaged, causing a diff leak out of the wheel end since the axle seal cannot seat properly. The very end of my housing is slightly oval-like as opposed to a circle. Guessing a previous owner had an impact that bent both the axle and housing.My experience with this issue is not all seals are equal. I found some seals have a bigger I.D. where the axles slips through. National brand had the tightest seal which is good and bad as tighter means more friction and a quicker groove on the axle.
You might try polishing the axle where the seal rides. Then use the tighter fitting seal.
Speedie sleeving the axle is also an option if the axle is pitted and or grooved
Did you put put a little oil on the seal before you slid the axles in? If not dry rubber on dry axle can cause damage to the seal.
Is the axle housing (where the bearing slides in) damaged? Mine was damages from an old bearing failure and was SO bad, the bearing over time "oblonged" the cup thus allowing the axle bearing and axle to move up and deform the seal. I replaced my housing cups and that fixed the issue.
Tim
It's been 10 plus years so I don't have a link to the ones I bought. Got them off eBay. Lots of options so read everything and know what you're getting. I bought the wrong ones and they wouldn't fit inside the axle tubes so I had a local machine shop turn them down to fit. I did this so they installed the same as stock inside the axle tubes. I didn't have a jig so we welded the housing to a 2 post car lift to hold everything. I then used the 3rd member and the axles with the old bearings on them to get everything in alignment. Measured everything before starting and then duplicated those measurements before welding it up. The heat killed the axle bearings but replacements are cheap enough and I have a press so it was no big deal.Hey Tim, just found this thread from awhile ago, but hoping to get some insight from you! My bearing housing is damaged, causing a diff leak out of the wheel end since the axle seal cannot seat properly. The very end of my housing is slightly oval-like as opposed to a circle. Guessing a previous owner had an impact that bent both the axle and housing.
Really trying to avoid replacing my whole rear end, so your thread gave me hope about just replacing the housing cups! Would you be able to link out to the parts and any materials you read to help with the project?
I'll be doing this project on a Raptor, not a Bronco, but hoping your experience can at least give me a place to startThank you in advance!!!