Lost Traction Today
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ohhhh yea .. i also had a caliper stick on me .. just happened last week .. here a link ..
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...ing-rotor.html
but my symptoms were much more extreme .. it stuck hard and pulled .. warped the rotor .. but it did give warning signs about a month in advance and i just cleaned the caliper and greased it .. but .. nope the caliper was gettin' ready to go ..
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...ing-rotor.html
but my symptoms were much more extreme .. it stuck hard and pulled .. warped the rotor .. but it did give warning signs about a month in advance and i just cleaned the caliper and greased it .. but .. nope the caliper was gettin' ready to go ..
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Well I found the problem. I don't see how I missed it , but my trans cooler lines rubbed a hole against each other and the bell housing. Causing a slow leak. I guess I shouldn't have assumed it was full, but I did just change the fluid. Stupid on my part 
I guess the leaking fluid was just getting blown off while driving and mixing with the residing grease and junk under there. Shouldn't there be an isolator bracket of some sort?
Edit : my repair was just cutting the tubing, adding some 5/16 fuel hose, about 6 inches on each tube, and double clamping it. It should work for now. Crank it up, and no leaks
I guess the leaking fluid was just getting blown off while driving and mixing with the residing grease and junk under there. Shouldn't there be an isolator bracket of some sort?Edit : my repair was just cutting the tubing, adding some 5/16 fuel hose, about 6 inches on each tube, and double clamping it. It should work for now. Crank it up, and no leaks
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I would build some kind of standoff to keep those lines apart, and away from the tranny housing. There may have one been one there, back in the late 14th Century, but it may have been removed and overlooked by some PO's mechanic.
Water (perhaps contaminated with ATF....) under the bridge, but the quickest way to differentiate a slipping tranny to lost traction is to watch the speedometer. If it climbs with the RPMs, then you've lost traction, or there's a rear diff / driveshaft / axle issue. If not, then it's tranny/TC/etc.
Water (perhaps contaminated with ATF....) under the bridge, but the quickest way to differentiate a slipping tranny to lost traction is to watch the speedometer. If it climbs with the RPMs, then you've lost traction, or there's a rear diff / driveshaft / axle issue. If not, then it's tranny/TC/etc.
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