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Dec 13, 2014 | 09:34 PM

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dgulledge

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Yes tires are the same size

Dec 13, 2014 | 09:37 PM

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You said that you already had it out.
Did you happen to take a look at he
spider gear set and how did they look?

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Dec 13, 2014 | 09:42 PM

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While I had the front differential apart I inspected all gears and bearing everything looked good no broke or cracked gears no frozen bearings no metal in bottom of the diff housing.

Dec 14, 2014 | 11:10 AM

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so I went out and checked play in transfer which is only 1/2 inch but I did notice there was some damage to the front drive shaft at the flange could this be my problem?

Dec 14, 2014 | 11:28 AM

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Yup, is that on the transfer case end?

Dec 14, 2014 | 12:24 PM

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Yup, is that on the transfer case end?

Yes it is. It's been like this since I bought it. I thank it's binding when it is turning giving the impression it's slipping. What should it look like?

Dec 14, 2014 | 05:15 PM

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Are the transmission and transfer case mounts all intact, something is binding that u joint severely. Motor mounts? It's possible someone had it off and put it back together wrong. I just cat see how it could be binding so bad in that u joint. Either that or your front axle is moving back? You need to be careful to look into this properly, something is very wrong and needs to be fixed properly?

Dec 14, 2014 | 05:41 PM

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I checked my buddy's truck 04 f250 just like mine his front drive shaft has a double yoke with the flange on one end drive shaft on the other. I thank they put the wrong drive shaft in it.

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Dec 14, 2014 | 05:49 PM

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That could very well be, or it's out of sync by 180 degrees. Looks to be possible 1/2 inch or so to long to bind like that. Jheesh you can find the weirdest things heh?

Dec 14, 2014 | 05:54 PM

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That could very well be, or it's out of sync by 180 degrees. Looks to be possible 1/2 inch or so to long to bind like that. Jheesh you can find the weirdest things heh?

Sure can it doesn't have the double yoke in it so I thank it's time to do a little cutting and welding