The Ford Barn

Ian Curtis · 09-16-2014, 09:57 PM

Hi All,

This previous weekend I went in a 130 mile round trip journey, which is far & away the most I've driven my truck. Made it to the destination & back with no issues, but when I parked the truck there was a serious drip out of the packing nut. It's always dripped a little, so I squeezed in some grease and tightened it a bit and walked away, but a half hour later there was a sizeable puddle on the floor with maybe a drip per second coming from the block. I eventually discovered that if I pushed "in" (towards the block) the shaft moved between a 1/16 and an 1/8 of an inch & the leak stopped.

Is this a sign of something more serious, or do I need to just tighten the packing nut until it stops dripping or replace the packing?

09-16-2014, 09:57 PM	#1
Ian Curtis Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Snohomish, WA Posts: 100	Axial Play in Water Pump Shaft Hi All, This previous weekend I went in a 130 mile round trip journey, which is far & away the most I've driven my truck. Made it to the destination & back with no issues, but when I parked the truck there was a serious drip out of the packing nut. It's always dripped a little, so I squeezed in some grease and tightened it a bit and walked away, but a half hour later there was a sizeable puddle on the floor with maybe a drip per second coming from the block. I eventually discovered that if I pushed "in" (towards the block) the shaft moved between a 1/16 and an 1/8 of an inch & the leak stopped. Is this a sign of something more serious, or do I need to just tighten the packing nut until it stops dripping or replace the packing?