Originally Posted by mrad
(Post 7862528)
I have a clunking sound coming from the rear of my X when I stop and take off. The sound does not happen until the vehicle has been driven for a few miles. After it has been driven, I will get one clunk when I stop. When I take off I will get one clunk as the vehicle starts to accelerate, and another clunk as I give it a little more gas. Any Ideas on what could be the cause of this?
I do not get the sound when I shift from park to drive, or drive to reverse. The fix is easy: Dropping the rear part of the shaft and pulling it out of the splined tube (mark everything and have the ebrake on so that you can get all back together exactly the same). Teflon lubricant is sold at Ford. Details of this fix can be found elsewhere at this forum. |
Thanks for starting this thread.....
Now my truck is doing this...}> |
Those splines are machined to tightly. I would hit the male spline with a hi speed drill with a wire wheel on it loaded with grinding compound and then lube it. I can't see any lube working for a long time with those clearances. Mine did it when new which is why I got a good deal on it and then went away in a week by itself.
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Those splines are machined to tightly. I would hit the male spline with a hi speed drill with a wire wheel on it loaded with grinding compound and then lube it. I can't see any lube working for a long time with those clearances. Mine did it when new which is why I got a good deal on it and then went away in a week by itself.
Has anyone done this? I have an '03 F250 that I bought a week ago and it makes the same exact clunk..I'm confident that the lube will take care of the issue; just wondering if anyone else has used the wire wheel and grinding compound. |
Originally Posted by Donordad
(Post 13251007)
Those splines are machined to tightly. I would hit the male spline with a hi speed drill with a wire wheel on it loaded with grinding compound and then lube it. I can't see any lube working for a long time with those clearances. Mine did it when new which is why I got a good deal on it and then went away in a week by itself.
Has anyone done this? I have an '03 F250 that I bought a week ago and it makes the same exact clunk..I'm confident that the lube will take care of the issue; just wondering if anyone else has used the wire wheel and grinding compound. |
Originally Posted by EXv10
(Post 13251117)
Probably not, it's just something I dreamed up. They made them like that to compensate for the slip joint hanging out side if the tailhousing instead of in and the hanging weights are part of that compromise.
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