Leaking differential Ford E450
I found a slight leak in the front seal of the differential while I was checking for issues. I tried to get the fill plug out to top it off, and it's rusted shut. In fact, the 1/2" ratchet wouldn't ev...
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SidecarFlip wrote:time2roll wrote:
Back in the day I would clean the plug with an air chisel and then hit it with an impact gun.
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Same here but I give them a shot of PB or ATF and acetone mix, let it sit a day and crank it out with a 3/8" square drive extension and if it's tight a little persuasion with an impact always does the trick.
I can look at a 3rd member and tell what it is but that comes from experience. Fords tend to use Dana axles in heavy application or corporate axles in lighter duty apps, like F250 and 350 pickup trucks. FCA uses American axle and GM uses both American Axle and corporte stuff depending on model.
Instead of buying a new stock cover, I would have bought something like a Mag-HyTec and put that on. or just replaced the stock one with a new gasket and some sealant.
AAM is just a spinoff of GM corporate axles from back in the day. Yes they are shared with Ram now, but they are mostly just GM style axles.
Op, get yourself some pb blaster.
