7.3 IDI Turbo Knock -> Engine Pull and Rebuild

[MICHAEL MICHAUD]

Yes its a Dana not sure how to tell what number it is. Thats excellent news though. That gear oil isnt cheap and I dont want to pull that plate off again haha. I was almost 100 percent sure it had to do with me adding fluid or something I did. I have been parking the passenger side up on a curb to keep it from leaking.

Thanks for the reply!

 

[laserjock]

Did you change the inner oil seals?

 

[MICHAEL MICHAUD]

Did you change the inner oil seals?

No i didnt. Didnt even realize there was any. Just wanted to redo all the fluids before my trip.

Watched some videos cleaned it out with brake cleaner, sealed it and filled it.

 

[laserjock]

So yes, there are seals that seal the grease into the housing. You have to basically disassemble the housing. Pull axles. Pull carrier. Then change the seals and reassemble. I don’t think you can change them without pulling the carrier. It’s one of those things that you do when you clean one up. Toilet brush the axle tubes to get it good and clean. Grit from the outside I think is what usually wipes out the seals or not being careful taking axles out.

 

[MICHAEL MICHAUD]

Damn thats rough. It wasnt leaking before I changed it. Hopefully its just overfilled. If not ill redo the seals when I can. The ass kicker here is that the oil and internals werent even that dirtfy up front.

 

[SLC97SR5]

Nice job!
Do you mind posting a video of what the engine sounds like now to compare to what you started with?

 

[laserjock]

Damn thats rough. It wasnt leaking before I changed it. Hopefully its just overfilled. If not ill redo the seals when I can. The ass kicker here is that the oil and internals werent even that dirtfy up front.

Fronts usually aren’t unless they’ve been under water or a lot of mud.

Google Dana 60 bible. It will give you everything you ever wanted to know about the axle and how to service it. Overfilling should not cause grease to run out I don’t think. Maybe those seals aren’t designed for immersion but I don’t think that’s the case. The good news is that even if you loose oil there is a good bit still in there to sling around and honestly, the front axle probably won’t see heavy use for most people. Don’t take that as me saying that it’s okay to run it low.

 

[MICHAEL MICHAUD]

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Shot this in Nov last year. Just starting to get back into some projects. Was completely burnt out after the rebuild and moving. Hope all is well with you guys.

Bought all new (Moog) tierods and rod ends to hopefully fix the issue where I can turn left fine but the truck won't turn the wheels right all the way.

 

[IDIBRONCO]

It sure sounds good now.

 

[MICHAEL MICHAUD]

Here's some pictures. I gotta put them all up on another page so you guys can look through for reference.

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[WarNose]

Nice build thread. I have read the whole thing several times. Good job.