ronaldo1981 Posted December 11, 2014 Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 (edited) Hi. 11 edge 3.5L AWD. RH ATF leak. The manual recommended seal kit # DB5Z-7275-C. The seal washer is little different and the extra seals were recycled. The leak came back after 50 miles. Grrrrrrrr But this was a concern. The shaft journal that the seal seated on was bad. Now I have the same new kit but need an advice. Replace the intermediate shaft due to a bad journal. ? Edited December 11, 2014 by ronaldo1981 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulSchott Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 You will never get a good seal with a corroded surface. The surface looks bad enough to ruin the new seal. I don't see any way around a shaft replacement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronaldo1981 Posted December 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 the seal washer and deflector are different than the old kit. I hope to find a good used shaft but why not buying a new one 70$ is not too much to stop that damn leak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronaldo1981 Posted December 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 Found another used shaft from junkjard. Install or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulSchott Posted December 13, 2014 Report Share Posted December 13, 2014 (edited) The machined surfaces need to be perfect. The JY ones don't look much better than your original. I would go for a new one. I don't know the price but it should work. If you're located outside of the US you probably can have a friend ship one to you if no local parts are available. Edited December 13, 2014 by PaulSchott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronaldo1981 Posted December 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 im located in baghdad and i have too many parts order from the us, but shipping similar part with that weight will cost me a fortune. does the shaft from 11-13 explorer fit to the edge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Ask Benny (LevittownFordSuperCenter) to see if anything can be done about shipping? If the second shaft you picked out isn't corroded, maybe it can be lathed smooth. But I wouldn't know how tight the clearances are with the seal, so it might still leak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronaldo1981 Posted December 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 ordered a new shaft from ebay, damn this will travel overseas and cost me 150 at least! in addition to the new damaged installed seal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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