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Seals and Gaskets: Service and Repair
Rear Wheel Bearing and Axle Shaft Oil Seal-Disc Brake

Rear Wheel Bearing and Axle Shaft Oil Seal-Disc Brake 

Special Tool(s) 

Removal 

1. Remove the axle shaft. 

2. CAUTION:  Never remove the wheel bearing oil seal by itself. Always remove the rear wheel bearing and the inner wheel bearing oil seal at the

same time.

NOTE:  If the wheel bearing oil seal is leaking, the axle housing vent may be plugged with foreign material.

Using the special tools, remove the rear wheel bearing and wheel bearing oil seal together.

Installation 

1. Lubricate the new rear wheel bearing.

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For Traction-Lok(R) rear axles, use SAE 75W-140 High Performance Rear Axle Lubricant F1TZ-19580-B or equivalent meeting Ford
specification WSL-M2C192-A. 

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For conventional rear axles, use SAE 80W-90 Premium Rear Axle Lubricant XY-80W90-QL or equivalent meeting Ford specification
WSP-M2C197-A.

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