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Old 05-19-2011, 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Tom C 56
Before I bought the truck, I checked out on various forums, owners comments on Raptors. The biggest complaint is the driveline "clunk" that most SuperCrews have. I told my dealer and when he contacted Ford on April 11, they sent a copy of SSM 21779 saying "Some 2011 Raptor vehicles may exhibit excessive clunk or a chirp/slip/bump condition from the driveshaft on accelleration from a stop or when bringing the vehicle to a stop. Greasing the slipyoke or driveshaft replacement will result in repeat repair attempts. Engineering is investigating and is developing a service repair procedure. Effective date: 3/09/2011"
They have the fix out now. It is a new driveshaft with a nickel plated yoke.