arturo.c
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- 2005 Sport Trac XLT
Hello everyone,
I am still struggling with sourcing parts in the UK for my 2005 Sport Trac. This time I spotted a leak from the rear left axle oil seal, and took apart the axle from the diff in order to get to the leaky seal and remove it. Now I am stumped because I can't find a replacement oil seal and the cross pin bolt in the diff which has to be replaced anytime it is taken out.
I was wondering whether the oil seals and cross pin bolts used in the Explorer models sold in the UK would fit, and tried to ask the local Ford dealerships to no avail. They won't sell you any part until you provide the OEM part no., and obviously the American ones seem to differ from those in the UK parts catalog.
Has anyone of you had the same issue? I know I could order the parts from Rockauto.com or on eBay, but the shipping cost from the US is ten times higher than the price of the parts themselves...
I am still struggling with sourcing parts in the UK for my 2005 Sport Trac. This time I spotted a leak from the rear left axle oil seal, and took apart the axle from the diff in order to get to the leaky seal and remove it. Now I am stumped because I can't find a replacement oil seal and the cross pin bolt in the diff which has to be replaced anytime it is taken out.
I was wondering whether the oil seals and cross pin bolts used in the Explorer models sold in the UK would fit, and tried to ask the local Ford dealerships to no avail. They won't sell you any part until you provide the OEM part no., and obviously the American ones seem to differ from those in the UK parts catalog.
Has anyone of you had the same issue? I know I could order the parts from Rockauto.com or on eBay, but the shipping cost from the US is ten times higher than the price of the parts themselves...