Brad4321
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A couple of weeks ago I picked up a 92 Ranger, 2.9L, 8.8 rear, 35 front, with the M5OD. I was extremely surprised to find the 8.8 and M5OD. Truck was real clean and drove excellent with no real issues. 4x4 worked. Truck is completely stock.
Today I went and changed the fluid in everything. Nothing was out of the ordinary except for the fact that the front diff did not have a single drop of fluid in it. It was completely and absolutely dry. I filled it up, took it for a short drive and found the fluid is pouring out of what appears to be the driver's axle seal.
I have no idea how long it has been without fluid, but considering there was no evidence of leakage, I am guessing quite a long time (I have put 50 miles on it myself...but the previous, clueless owner put 30,000 on it). How screwed is the axle? Can I just replace the seal and rock on, or is the entire thing likely toast? Now that I paid closer attention, I did notice a faint whining sound when the truck is moving, but doesn't really seem to be effected by road speed.
I found other just as serious things wrong with the truck, but this is the deciding factor on whether I fix it or not.
Today I went and changed the fluid in everything. Nothing was out of the ordinary except for the fact that the front diff did not have a single drop of fluid in it. It was completely and absolutely dry. I filled it up, took it for a short drive and found the fluid is pouring out of what appears to be the driver's axle seal.
I have no idea how long it has been without fluid, but considering there was no evidence of leakage, I am guessing quite a long time (I have put 50 miles on it myself...but the previous, clueless owner put 30,000 on it). How screwed is the axle? Can I just replace the seal and rock on, or is the entire thing likely toast? Now that I paid closer attention, I did notice a faint whining sound when the truck is moving, but doesn't really seem to be effected by road speed.
I found other just as serious things wrong with the truck, but this is the deciding factor on whether I fix it or not.