All- I just ordered an upgraded (2008 and later), finned aluminum OEM Ford diff cover for my F250 with the 10.5" sterling rear end. The whole shooting match was under $100, which is way mo better in my book than a mag-hytec for $250+. I understand finned aluminum differential covers cool better. Has anyone heard anything about 10.5" diffs prior to 2008 having issues? I understand them to be pretty bullet proof other than the steel covers rusting badly. I am bout to tow essentially across country and my diff cover is rusted, so I thought I would upgrade when I change out the oil. Any word on systemic problem areas with the 10.5 would be appreciated.
Differential cover, F250
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No real problem with these diffs that I know of, they're pretty bulletproof. I changed my oil out at 100K and everything in there still looked like brand new. Ford says it's a lifetime fill, but I figured that 100K was long enough. I just put my original cover back on, it was surprisingly not too rusty.
The only issue we have with our 2001 10.5'' is the cover keeps rusting.
the early ones had problems with the pinon nut loosening.
Never heard of any inherent issues with the 10.5, certainly never heard of cooling issues.
I find that as long as the gear oil is changed on time, the Ford 10.5 differential isn't a problem.
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