smokeatr164 Posted March 5, 2016 Report Share Posted March 5, 2016 My 2013 SEL FWD has had the right front axle seal fail now for the third time. The vehicle only has 13,000 miles on it, and had been in for seal repair 3 times now. I'm curious to see if anyone else has experienced an issue with this, and if anyone has successfully had it repaired. If so I would like to know what was found so I can suggest it to the dealer. I'm finding it hard to believe I have just had the unfortunate luck of having 3 faulty seals back to back. Thanks in advance for any information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbwt Posted March 5, 2016 Report Share Posted March 5, 2016 I would recommend contacting Ford Service to see about some attention by them to instill more detail into the dealers addressing the situation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted March 5, 2016 Report Share Posted March 5, 2016 Maybe change dealerships? Who are you currently working with? You can try PM'ing FordService on here with details of this issue, or contact them on Twitter. They can help guide your case to a successful conclusion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbwt Posted March 5, 2016 Report Share Posted March 5, 2016 (edited) Dealerships usually have specialists that do certain types of work. You may have the bad luck of getting the same guy making the same mistake over and over. OR there is a physical problem with the opening or the drive axle shaft the seal must be installed into. Edited March 5, 2016 by macbwt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeatr164 Posted March 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2016 Thanks for the replies, finally catching a break with the weather today I was able to crawl under and inspect. The area is definitely dripping, when I checked the Trans fluid level it was filled to the max level. I am starting to think that they may have over filled the Trans after the last repair. Unfortunately I have to wait until Monday to put a call into the local dealer to get it looked at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbwt Posted March 6, 2016 Report Share Posted March 6, 2016 Overfilling is not good. When the fluid heats up it expands and has to go somewhere. Thanks for the replies, finally catching a break with the weather today I was able to crawl under and inspect. The area is definitely dripping, when I checked the Trans fluid level it was filled to the max level. I am starting to think that they may have over filled the Trans after the last repair. Unfortunately I have to wait until Monday to put a call into the local dealer to get it looked at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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