Is this seal important?

[ParkCity.PSD]

Crawling around looking at my tie-rod ends and I saw this rubber seal dangling by the U-joints...

Feels like it's rubber and popped out on both sides.

I'm assuming it's not good?

[Six0~Stroker]

I have the same thing.... We had a thread asking the same question a month ago... Many guys have the same thing and run it!

I have ran it for a year with no problems

[jimmm]

It's your muffler bearing, without it properly installed your windshield washer driveshaft will over heat.

[fdchief]

I had the same thing on my 6.0 and was told it was just a dust cover... no real worries about it... not 100% sure but that is what i was told and ran with it like that for about 60k before i traded it in with no probs..

[Mustangnut6788]

Same issue here on my 08.

[ParkCity.PSD]

Originally Posted by jimmm

It's your muffler bearing, without it properly installed your windshield washer driveshaft will over heat.

Damn! I just had to totally flush and replace my blinker fluid and get a new reservoir! This 6.0L is killing me!!

[Six0~Stroker]

WE HAVE A BLINKER FLUID TOO








I thought changing the reverse light fluid was the last thing I was gonna do to this thing

[ebusa]

Its a dust cover, I have the same issue on one side. I just held mine in place and packed it with all purpose grease to hold it in place.

[Dave]

Its a dust seal. Wont hurt a thing leaving it like that. Ive actually never seen a superduty that didnt have that problem

[Evil Eye]

Originally Posted by Dave

Its a dust seal. Wont hurt a thing leaving it like that. Ive actually never seen a superduty that didnt have that problem

I could put up a picture of mine...





But it's doing the same thing...