How to change rear axle bearings and seals

[Deez-67]

New axle bearings and seals.

Get the car in the air.

let gear oil drain while you take off the wheels

remove the rear cover, sorry for the bad pic

remove caliper/caliper bracket - 2 bolts on each side

stick caliper in a safe location the isnt pulling on the line

remove the rotor

remove the carrier bolt for the cross pin

hope it doesnt break - this one did, good thing i was able to get the rest out

remove the cross pin

push axles inward and remove the c-clips

remove the axle - dang leaking seal exposed

bearing/seal puller in place- hook up slide hammer and bang away!!

what it looks like once out

new bearing and seal

bearing/seal installer

new bearing and seal in place

slide axles in, insert c-clips and slide cross pin in

new cross pin bolt

install cross pin bolt

 

[Deez-67]

put rotor and brakes back on

clean old rtv off rear end and cover

install cover with a nice bead of rtv on it

bolt wheels back on while rtv sets up

i forgot to take pics of putting friction modifier and gear oil in it. but there is a plug on the drivers side front of the diff to fill it at. put the friction modifier in then fill with gear oil til it comes out the fill hole.

set car on the ground and torque the lug nuts.

all done ready to roll!!

 

[94tbird]

This is an amazing write up sir, Thank you. I am going to move it to the DIY section, where it will be more suited. I will leave a redirect here, so others can find it here as well!

 

[Deez-67]

All work and write up was done by Top Notch out of Moore, OK

 

[Deez-67]

This is an amazing write up sir, Thank you. I am going to move it to the DIY section, where it will be more suited. I will leave a redirect here, so others can find it here as well!

Thank you and sorry

 

[Scott]

Great write up, thanks for posting. I certainly agree this should be in the DIY section for future reference.

 

[alice]

Great job "TOP NOTCH'.

 

[lostsoul]

bad ass.. thanks.. I wish we had more of these hard core stuff then 20 threads on removing the damn side emblems. haha

 

[wabirch]

Great thread and thanks.

 

[Thekid760]

Great write up, but dont forget Loc-tite on the cross pin bolt.

 

[Ken04]

great step by step write up. I printed and used this to replace my wheel bearings. Too bad the 1st Ford tech was wrong, it wasn't wheel bearings. But I did get to do this again to replace the pinion bearings. Too bad the 2nd Ford tech was wrong also. By the time I pulled the carrier out to look at the carrier bearings the second time I remembered how to do it. Fortunately I did remember the Ford tech being full of shit after the carrier bearings and races looked perfect.

But this DIY was very helpful and informative. So thanks.

 

[kona302]

bump for interest and to bring it back from the dead!!

 

[Count]

Great write up

 

[kona302]

Does anyone know what to torque the cross pin bolt to? I put it at around 5-10lbs.. I had it set at 10 but the wrench never clicked but it was firm plus I didnt want to break it.


Otherwise, clean install. It was alot easier than it seemed, replaced a bent axle, the bearing and seal. The hard part was taking off the watts link parts and putting them back in.