Rear End play....cl-clunk!
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Rear End play....cl-clunk!
For a while now I've been noticing my 98 ranger 3.0L , stock drive train, has a cl- clunk when stepping on the gas pedel. I am sure that it is not the U- Joint(s). Today I lifted up the rear end so that both wheels are equaly raised off the ground. Then I grabbed the passenger side rear wheel a gave it a spin. The result was a fair amount of play in the rear end. Now by "play" I mean this: The wheel spun about 4 inches before it engaged into the differential. I hear an almost grinding type sound when it does "lock in". The other wheel eventually rotates in the normal fashion. ( counter clockwise since the rotated side was spun clockwise)
Also the drive shaft doesn't rotate when the raised up wheels are spun.(also normal) However, the amount of play in the rear diff is not good(in my opinion) when spinning the drive shaft manually , the diff can be heard and seen engaging late. Again, a few inches late.
So...What to do? Where to start? Diagnosis any one !??
Also the drive shaft doesn't rotate when the raised up wheels are spun.(also normal) However, the amount of play in the rear diff is not good(in my opinion) when spinning the drive shaft manually , the diff can be heard and seen engaging late. Again, a few inches late.
So...What to do? Where to start? Diagnosis any one !??
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Consider lubricating your driveshaft slip joint.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...-anything.html
http://rockledge.home.comcast.net/~r..._Yoke_Lube.pdf
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...-anything.html
http://rockledge.home.comcast.net/~r..._Yoke_Lube.pdf
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I have a 99 Ford ranger that did the exact same thing and my axle recently flew out of the rear end at 30+ MPH. It cost upwards of $700 to replace with a salvaged rear end. For concerns of cost and safety i would shut that truck down now. (My wheel turned into a lawn dart!)
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I have a 99 Ford ranger that did the exact same thing and my axle recently flew out of the rear end at 30+ MPH. It cost upwards of $700 to replace with a salvaged rear end. For concerns of cost and safety i would shut that truck down now. (My wheel turned into a lawn dart!)
