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I wonder if this has something to do with the manual transmission needing a different driveshaft from the automatic. I bought a 04 heritage with the 4.2 v-6 and the auto and have had zero vibration problems but, a buddy of mine bought the same truck but, with a manual 5spd and he has had vibration problems. my build date is Jun 04 made in Canada.
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I just bought a similar Heritage XLT, ext. cab, V6, 5-speed and have the same issue especially at 42 MPH and 65-70 MPH.
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I have 16" wheels and tires are 255/70R-16. I'm thinking it's not tire or rim related, but the thought of it being manual transmission specific looked possible until Rocky J noted a similar problem with his Lariat that is most likely automatic.??? I am really suspecting driveshaft and/or related components. All thoughts, comments and ideas would surely be appreciated. I really want to nail this problem down and get it fixed and not have it drag out into a "Lemon Law" argument.
As an aside:
Rocky J,
Your Lariat should go down the highway as smooth as silk and should theoretically be awesome for long trips. If it is not, there is a problem and you should beat the dealer up until it's fixed
Heritage1,
Any progress to report??
Thanks to all,
Gene
As an aside:
Rocky J,
Your Lariat should go down the highway as smooth as silk and should theoretically be awesome for long trips. If it is not, there is a problem and you should beat the dealer up until it's fixed
Heritage1,
Any progress to report??
Thanks to all,
Gene
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Sorry for the delayed posting. I finally got my truck back on 11/18 the dealer
had sublet the work to another Ford dealer (had a loaner vehicle for 3 1/2 days). They used some machine at the other dealer called a road force
balancer and determined that the two rear tires needed to be replaced.
As for the drive shaft they indexed the drive shaft (I questioned what this
meant). The shop foreman told me that Ford recommended this proceedure
to compensate for the untrue drive shaft. Drive shaft are marked for an
alignment with the ujoint to mount into the spline. What they did was pull
the ujoint spline and rotate the driveshaft 180 degrees and install the
ujoint spline and hook back to transmission.
The truck vibration is for most all speeds gone, I still hold that the tires
were the major factor. (4 trips to dealer and multiple days in garage)
I still have real concern about the drive shaft and undo wear on yoke of
transmission or bearings. I will be monitoring closely.
I like my truck, but will be concerned about reliablity and long jevity.
Sorry for the delayed posting. I finally got my truck back on 11/18 the dealer
had sublet the work to another Ford dealer (had a loaner vehicle for 3 1/2 days). They used some machine at the other dealer called a road force
balancer and determined that the two rear tires needed to be replaced.
As for the drive shaft they indexed the drive shaft (I questioned what this
meant). The shop foreman told me that Ford recommended this proceedure
to compensate for the untrue drive shaft. Drive shaft are marked for an
alignment with the ujoint to mount into the spline. What they did was pull
the ujoint spline and rotate the driveshaft 180 degrees and install the
ujoint spline and hook back to transmission.
The truck vibration is for most all speeds gone, I still hold that the tires
were the major factor. (4 trips to dealer and multiple days in garage)
I still have real concern about the drive shaft and undo wear on yoke of
transmission or bearings. I will be monitoring closely.
I like my truck, but will be concerned about reliablity and long jevity.
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Believe it or not, drive shaft indexing is quite common no matter who makes the vehicle. This is also the reason why you should mark the positions of the knuckles and flanges prior to removing a driveshaft or repairing a u-joint.
Heritage:
Glad to hear that you finally got it all straightened out! Glad to hear that it was the tires and not something major.
Don't worry about what the vibration did, rough roads are much harder on your drive train that a bit of vibration....after all its not like you drove it 50K this way. You have nothing to worry about!
It sounds like you need to send a complaint in on the dealer ship you bought the vehicle from. I would also reccomend going to the Ford shop that finally got the problem solved from now on.
Heritage:
Glad to hear that you finally got it all straightened out! Glad to hear that it was the tires and not something major.
Don't worry about what the vibration did, rough roads are much harder on your drive train that a bit of vibration....after all its not like you drove it 50K this way. You have nothing to worry about!
It sounds like you need to send a complaint in on the dealer ship you bought the vehicle from. I would also reccomend going to the Ford shop that finally got the problem solved from now on.
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