My factory sealed diff didn't even use a real gasket, only black silicone sealer. Installing a replacement gasket is also optional. Includes: Carrier Bearings and Races, Pinion Bearings and Races, Pinion Seal, Complete Shim Kit, Ring Gear Bolts, Pinion Nut, Crush Sleeve, Oil Baffles, Slingers. . Please call for customer service and availability at 1-800-886-2815. There is a small pocket in the diff that holds half a cup of oil in the bottom.
Gear oil is used in the rear axle differential to lubricate the bearings and ring and pinion gears. I was in a parts store today asking about this part, and a man behind me said to take some throttle body cleaner and clean the valve all around, and spray inside where it goes on and that should save buying a new one. This article has been generously donated by Peter Ferlow. Includes: Carrier Bearings and Races, Pinion Bearings and Races, Pinion Seal, Complete Shim Kit, Ring Gear Bolts, Pinion Nut, Crush Sleeve, Oil Baffles, Slingers. Change Your Differential Fluid This tech article was originally posted at FordF150.
The F150 is a half-ton, full-size pickup truck made by the Ford Motor Company. It is primarily intended for Ford F-150 trucks but most likely also applies to other Ford models and years. Try to slosh it out or use a few paper towels to absorb it. F-150 Rear Differential Oil Change This procedure was performed on a 4x4 with 4. Includes: Carrier Bearings and Races, Pinion Bearings and Races, Pinion Seal, Complete Shim Kit, Ring Gear Bolts, Pinion Nut, Crush Sleeve, Oil Baffles, Slingers. It's buttoned up, working fine, and pretty now, but that square plug really threw me just when I thought I was done. If a leak is detected, the gear oil should be checked.
I started at the bottom, moved up the sides, and finished at the top bolt. There is no specific order. Your differential could be damaged by using the wrong type or viscosity of gear oil. Includes: Carrier Bearings and Races, Pinion Bearings and Races, Pinion Seal, Complete Shim Kit, Ring Gear Bolts, Pinion Nut, Crush Sleeve, Oil Baffles, Slingers. For instance, the owner's guide of the 2002 F150 calls for synthetic 75W-140 gear oil in the rear axle, while the front axle uses 75W-90 non-synthetic 4x4 gear oil. For that reason I chose Redline 75W90. Axle service interval 30,000 miles or 24 months according to Haynes.
Please call for customer service and availability at 1-800-886-2815. Wipe off oil anywhere you can get to on the gears and walls inside the axle. The old fluid was really black and dirty. Please call for customer service and availability at 1-800-886-2815. Follow these instructions at your own risk. Tighten the bolts all one more time to spec, then check each one for tightness.
Please note this is not my recommendation. Note: Some Ford techs recommend not using the Ford spec 70W140 synthetic due to it not being able to absorb water and possibly leading to corrosion and failure of parts within the axle assembly. Ford calls for a synthetic gear oil to be used in the rear differential on most later model F150s. It is located on the throttle body. Loktite is optional on the threads of the plug. Please call for customer service and availability at 1-800-886-2815.
Includes: Carrier Bearings and Races, Pinion Bearings and Races, Pinion Seal, Complete Shim Kit, Ring Gear Bolts, Pinion Nut, Crush Sleeve, Oil Baffles, Slingers. Hello, I am having the same problem. F150s that are equipped with four-wheel drive also have a front differential that is very similar to the rear. Do so at your own risk! When most of the fluid has run out pry the cover off the axle. Please call for customer service and availability at 1-800-886-2815. The type of oil used in the front differential on four-wheel drive models may be different than what is used in the rear axle.
Note the position of the two tags on the bolts. Please call for customer service and availability at 1-800-886-2815. Includes: Carrier Bearings and Races, Pinion Bearings and Races, Pinion Seal, Complete Shim Kit, Ring Gear Bolts, Pinion Nut, Crush Sleeve, Oil Baffles, Slingers. Includes: Carrier Bearings and Races, Pinion Bearings and Races, Pinion Seal, Complete Shim Kit, Ring Gear Bolts, Pinion Nut, Crush Sleeve, Oil Baffles, Slingers. Or fill the axle on level ground until oil starts to run out of the filler hole. It is held on by two bolts. Low fluid level in the differential may cause it to overheat and fail.