driveshaft moisture
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driveshaft moisture
I am looking to see if anyone out there in Fordland is experiencing this same problem. I have a 2003 F-350 6.0L diesel (not a dually). I have been experiencing a slight chugging motion from 0-5 mph. I had the Ford dealer (Mesa, AZ) look into it. $250 later, he told me that moisture had built up in the boot section of the driveshaft (were the two driveshaft pieces come together).
OK! Well here it is, one year later (approx 20K miles later), and I have the same problem. This time he gave me a break and only charged me $150. Again, I asked why this was happening. Again, moisture build-up. I live in Mesa, Arizona, the driest state in the country. I guess what he is telling me is that if I lived in Seattle, Washington, I should not buy a 2003 Ford F-350, unless I want to pay for this maintenance item every year. Can anyone out there help me.
OK! Well here it is, one year later (approx 20K miles later), and I have the same problem. This time he gave me a break and only charged me $150. Again, I asked why this was happening. Again, moisture build-up. I live in Mesa, Arizona, the driest state in the country. I guess what he is telling me is that if I lived in Seattle, Washington, I should not buy a 2003 Ford F-350, unless I want to pay for this maintenance item every year. Can anyone out there help me.
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A little hard to believe. However condensation can occur in dry areas too. This happens with temperature differences between two objects.
20K miles is a little low for that slip yoke to be acting up, but it should be serviced. This is something you can, and should be doing at home.
Now do you use a pressure washer to wash your ride? I had a customer that had a trashed front axle. It was due to water, and corrosion (from the inside). The customer promised he did not use this thing in water crossings, or got it stuck really bad, and was puzzled by how the water got in there. I invited him to go wheeling with us, and did discover that he was a novice off road, and barely got dirty. But he was a clean freak, and washed his truck with a high pressure machine at his home. The underside was spottless, but he was compromising the seals, and letting water into the front axle. Can't say for sure this is your problem, but that little boot only has a couple of ss. bands to hold it on,and it may be letting water in.
20K miles is a little low for that slip yoke to be acting up, but it should be serviced. This is something you can, and should be doing at home.
Now do you use a pressure washer to wash your ride? I had a customer that had a trashed front axle. It was due to water, and corrosion (from the inside). The customer promised he did not use this thing in water crossings, or got it stuck really bad, and was puzzled by how the water got in there. I invited him to go wheeling with us, and did discover that he was a novice off road, and barely got dirty. But he was a clean freak, and washed his truck with a high pressure machine at his home. The underside was spottless, but he was compromising the seals, and letting water into the front axle. Can't say for sure this is your problem, but that little boot only has a couple of ss. bands to hold it on,and it may be letting water in.
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For those prices, it sounds like they are just lubricating the slip-joint splines. It's a known issue for some vehicles, but I don't know that people are having to do it annually... maybe they are. I'm sure you could do it for a lot less than $150 though.
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