Dif seal on F350 IFS

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Dif seal on F350 IFS

85blueox



I was doing ball joints and thought I would change out the drivers side dif seal.  On an independent front suspension it comes out from the wheel side, quite a challange to get out.  It was the original and had been leaking around the axle for 100ish years.  I included the pictures if the upload worked.  Napa has the seal, others looked at me like I was an alien when I asked for it.  One picture shows the new and old seal after, the other shows the axle housing after I removed 25 pounds of old grease with impregnated gravel, dirt, leaves and mouse crap.
85 6.9 4 door rusty beast
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Re: Dif seal on F350 IFS

Gary Lewis
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That's 3254 in the illustration - right?

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Dad's: '81 F150 Ranger XLT 4x4: Down for restomod: Full-roller "stroked 351M" w/Trick Flow heads & intake, EEC-V SEFI/E4OD/3.50 gears w/Kevlar clutches
Blue: 2015 F150 Platinum 4x4 SuperCrew wearing Blue Jeans & sporting a 3.5L EB & Max Tow
Big Blue: 1985 F250HD 4x4: 460/ZF5/3.55's, D60 w/Ox locker & 10.25 Sterling/Trutrac, Blue Top & Borgeson, & EEC-V MAF/SEFI

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Re: Dif seal on F350 IFS

85blueox
Yep, that's the little bugger.  Actually was not bad, just alot of clean up to get into  it and then it tapped right in.  Very carefully with a 2X4 I tapped it in, not how I prefer to start seals, but the only way to get in that tight spot.  
85 6.9 4 door rusty beast
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Re: Dif seal on F350 IFS

Gary Lewis
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Thanks.
Gary, AKA "Gary fellow": Profile

Dad's: '81 F150 Ranger XLT 4x4: Down for restomod: Full-roller "stroked 351M" w/Trick Flow heads & intake, EEC-V SEFI/E4OD/3.50 gears w/Kevlar clutches
Blue: 2015 F150 Platinum 4x4 SuperCrew wearing Blue Jeans & sporting a 3.5L EB & Max Tow
Big Blue: 1985 F250HD 4x4: 460/ZF5/3.55's, D60 w/Ox locker & 10.25 Sterling/Trutrac, Blue Top & Borgeson, & EEC-V MAF/SEFI