Hi Folks,
I am not a Ford person.
Have a friend that has a 2002 F 150 6 cylinder manual ****ft that devolped
a
seal leak at 44,000 miles.
Truck it not abused,does not haul heavy loads,does not tow a trailor and
is
driven by a 50 yaer old gent.
He took it to a local shop ( non-dealer )
The guy said the " nut was loose ". ??
Replaced the seal but it still leaks.
He said there is no noise, grinding or viabration.
I told him I was pretty sure this was not a common symtom for a seal to
fail
at 44 K miles.
I asked what nut? the pinion nut.
He did not know.
I worked on a few older vechiles and unless things really changed.
I said that nut must be torqued and preloaded for the bearings.
He did not know about any of that.
I mentioned that he should take it to a dealer ****p.
Has anyone experienced this problem or was there a Recall or a Factory
service bulletin about this problem ?
Any inputs would be appreciated.
Thanks
John
