Ford Differential Carnage - Driveline Noise Located

This 2011 F-250 has a lot of drivetrain noise. We find some rear carnage in the rear differential and decide to just swap the whole 10.5" axle.

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[b.k.sautomarinedieselrepai]

Good day to all ! Watch Wes work is a straightforward and legit repair channel with good content. 👍

[sjn]

Thumbs up on the hearing protection. My dad is nearly deaf after being in this business for 50 years before retiring.

[robsmith]

Years ago my brother & I were stripping a Land Rover rear axle. The pinion was fighting like a good 'em.... we stepped away to find a larger tool of persuasion, there was a loud bang and the tinkle of a window being smashed. It had come loose and had flown out of the garage and through Mum's new greenhouse (we'd put up the day before). To say we were both relived and unpopular at the same time is an understatement....

[barriebaldwinclod]

What a pleasure to see a procedure so well explained, with competence, experience, calm and with the family thrown in to give a human aspect. Thankyou all.

[Hey_Its_That_Guy]

You're video was very timely, Wes. I was just about to get up off my couch and doing something productive. Thanks for saving me!

[bmacd]

Considering the price-tag for a new vehicle today, I wouldn't have to think twice about dumping a couple of thousand $$$ into a vehicle I know and love to drive.

[valm]

I love this guy's videos, I'm not a mechanic and we don't have this kind of trucks in Ireland but I can't stop watching it. Good job.

[TechGorilla]

I understand editing and such, but you really do make things look easy when you have the right tools. It's really amazing to watch the proper tools do a proper job. Nice.

[BarryTsGarage]

Solid Video! Thanks for keeping them coming, Wes! I always learn something, even if it's a what not to do!

[pkzanc]

Smell-o-Vision will be great though, I have grown up on a farm in South Africa 200 miles from the nearest town and we fixed all our equipment ourselves. Mostly we just relied on the neighbors' knowledge and guess the rest, but the smell of oil, grease and diesel still remind me of those days. Thank you Wes for showing me where we went wrong and where we guessed right. One time our 1950 Fordson tractor started knocking furiously, so we discovered the big-end bearing was worn out. We had no replacement bearing, so we installed buffalo hide cut correctly and soaked in water. It lasted for 6 hours which tied us over until someone went to town. Good old days.

[bevan]

That was a good video Wes. I have encountered the bearing problems but on my larger trucks, it was good to see it all come together for you and the right way to go with a complete used axle. I never scrapped my Lorries to a junkyard, but we stripped down all re-usable parts and cleaned and stored them, and it saved me a lot of money over the years. It was nice to see your family. Best Wishes from Cheshire..

[NoNamesLeft]

42:25 Instead of the plastic pans, look at rubber feeder pans they sell for horses. TSC Tractor Supply has them. They are softer, they handle cold and abuse better.

We have a couple of stainless bed pans scrapped out of a hospital/nursing home.
Surprisingly useful and hell for stout.

[blautens]

Your family's intermittent appearances are nice to see. Its one of the major joys of my life, too, seeing my kiddo as soon as he comes home from school.

[eddiepatterson]

I’ve said it before and say it again I wish you were my mechanic. Love how thorough your work ethic is. You’re a good man Wes.

[aserta]

13:30 i helped a friend with a rarer 1920's diff for a merc, by creating a locking point system with braze. Holes drilled in the base of the diff case and then pegs brazed on the outer races of the smaller, but closest equivalent bearings we could find. The unmodified fit was just as loose as what you're presenting here. That was some years ago, and no issues so far. If done carefully, brazing the race doesn't warp it too much. Caveat, it does deform somewhat, so a fitted truncated cone was fabbed before so we can hone the face back into spec, which wasn't that difficult.

There's more than one way to skin a cat, plenty of way. I mean, you could even clad the bearing holders with braze and hone that.

[BillySargent]

You have a MOST assuring and calm approach to your repair videos. Enjoy them very much. Good work! Good Luck.

[MyTechWebTV]

Wes, your attention to detail is impressive. Great job as always!

[jrgenfriborg]

Hi Wes. 6 hours comparing to a all new rear axle. Think you did a great job 👏

[GusFromDaysPast]

Being the owner of a completely different truck brand 8 years newer, I found this video very useful. I watched it all. Thank you! If I ever come across a 2011 F250 broken down for this issue on the side of the road I'll tell him what to tell the mechanic.

[csham]

Love watching Wes's videos. You see him with the impact getting ready to take the U bolts off the normal way, next scene the death wheel LOL to take them off the correct way.