front diff cover

[Chad K]

Hi All,

I just replaced my stock shocks with the Monroe reflex shocks. Rear driver side upper bolts, what a pain.

Anyway, while I was under the front I noticed that there was some blue silicone around the front diff. cover.

So this question is for those of you that toured the ford plant.

You did notice that this silicon was on all the front diffs you saw being installed on the assembly line, right......right........riiiiiight?



I bought the Trac used 85,000 mi, it's a 2003. Only had it a few months.



thanks,

new Chad

 

[Chad Merry]

Ford buys those diffs from DANA.

 

[Bill Barber]

Chad, perhaps someone changed the diff fluid in the past, blue, black whatever.

If you have no leaks, is a non issue.

 

[Chad K]

Fluid change. That's what I'm going to believe it was.



Thank you



New chad

 

[Todd Z]

The OEM difs are sillyconed from the factory.,....



IT was either serviced, OR they installed the TSB cover when the front breather is leaking..



Todd Z

 

[EddieS'04]

My own experiance with the blue, is not as oil resistant, as the black or gray.