Fluid on axle coming from diff?
2/7/13, 02:38 PM
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Fluid on axle coming from diff?
The drivers side of my rear axle is covered in what seems to be diff fluid (dirty and yellowish, oily smell) coming from the differential side of the axel. Is this a serious thing? Obviously I don't want it to run dry, so I'm gonna take it in tomorrow.
2/7/13, 03:20 PM
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I had the same problem, and assumed it was the rattle cap issue - according to my local Ford dealer (so, take this with a grain of salt), mine ended up not being the rattle cap, but that the diff was overfilled from the factory.
They removed about a 1/4 cup of fluid from the diff and my axle has been clean ever since
They removed about a 1/4 cup of fluid from the diff and my axle has been clean ever since
2/7/13, 03:40 PM
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Yeah I just found that TSB. Sounds like a pretty ****ty fix to me... Essentially take it off, clean it, then reinstall with Teflon tape. We'll see what they say when I take it in I suppose!
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