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 Post subject: diff leaking oil, help!
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 10:38 pm 
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hey, looked under my car the other day and my diff is covered in oil, its started to drop oil aswell. What i want to no is whats the best option, should i just get it repaired or buy a new one, the car is an 95 ef falcon (auto) and doesnt have LSD, im thinking of getting LSD and changing the ratios so does anyone no any rough cost on how much it would cost to fix it and get LSD and ratio changed at the same time? and what ratio? sorry about all the questions, but if someone could help would be great
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 Post subject: Re: diff leaking oil, help!
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 11:38 pm 
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How long is a piece of string? First step would be to find out where it is leaking and why.

 

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 Post subject: Re: diff leaking oil, help!
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 4:12 pm 
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went to the mechanic today, its the pinion seal which needs to be replaced. he quoted me $180
is it a hard job to do?

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Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 4:51 pm 
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 Post subject: Re: diff leaking oil, help!
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2011 11:17 am 
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I understand there's a crush washer that needs to be replaced when you do a pinion seal, and it's easy to get it wrong. Maybe someone else on Fordmods could advise how to do it right.

 

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