Good morning, SURGEIMPULSE,
I found 21 ft lbs. In my information for the front diff cover.
If you keep leaking fluid from the axle seals, it is possible the new axles do not meet the spec to fit the seal properly. They are also really easy to mess up putting a new axle in.
I would get the axle seals from Ford personally. The leak may be due to the fluid heating up and the axle vent being clogged. All it takes is a spider to crawl in there and the pressure caused by the axle fluid heating up and expanding can't escape. So, the only other place it has to go is out through the axle seals.
Nissan has an issue with this they use a different type of vent. Instead of a hose they use a cap type looking thing. (That's the technical term). Anyways what happens is it gets clogged with dirt and blows the axle seals out of it.
So, I would check the axle vent, put a new hose on it and make sure the nipple it slides onto isn't clogged so that the axle can vent properly.
Hope this helps.
Thank you,
Brendon
2CarPros
Tuesday, March 21st, 2023 AT 7:43 AM