Fords...

[Huffed Blazer]

My buddy brings over his 05 explorer with what he thinks is a blown outer hub assembly. He leaves the truck with me and I have a looksie this morning. I pull the wheels off to have a look(doing brakes anyways). I'm pretty sure this went from a $285 hub to a $3000 front diff job. Huge amount of slop when twisting the front driveshaft, not to mention the grinding/vibration when driving said car.
This could happen to any make, but Furds just seem to make my life difficult.

 

[Hogback Fabrication]

How much and what kind of slop are you talking about in the front diff (in/out, side/side, rotational)?

And how is replacing ring/pinion/bearings a $3000 job? I've done several IFS diffs and they are a pain but that is a ridiculous estimate.


And the point of this thread is to mock Ford I guess? No Chevy IFS diff has ever given up the ghost?

 

[Fabrimacator21]

3k? Where did you get that estimate?

 

[FRIZZLEFRY]

...$3000 front diff job.

Is that what it costs these days to put it a guys pooper with no lube

 

[apache]

How much and what kind of slop are you talking about in the front diff (in/out, side/side, rotational)?

And how is replacing ring/pinion/bearings a $3000 job? I've done several IFS diffs and they are a pain but that is a ridiculous estimate.


And the point of this thread is to mock Ford I guess? No Chevy IFS diff has ever given up the ghost?

Sounds like a deal considering the guy who I bought my last Dodge/Cummins truck paid a shop $5K to have the front diff R&R on his 96 2500

 

[Huffed Blazer]

And the point of this thread is to mock Ford I guess? No Chevy IFS diff has ever given up the ghost?

Easy tonto. Read the last line again.
"This could happen to any make..."

 

[Russell]

Guys, also keep in mind that everything is 2x the cost up here in Alberta vs anywhere else.

 

[jonathon]

And if needs a housing or any other parts..

 

[LOGANSTANFORTH]

just go buy a low mileage complete front diff from a Auto Recycler.....its easy....


where do you think i get the upper a-arms and ball joints for Chevy HD trucks when i do them.....60 bucks a piece for the arm with a ball joint that has like 3 PLANT miles on it......

 

[runamok151]

what year is it and how many miles? there were recalls on the exploder front diffs a few years ago. they had the wrong friction modifier (?) in the lube and it was eating them up. we had a bunch at work that had to have the whole front diff replaced because the department was slow in getting them in to the dealership

 

[Huffed Blazer]

It's an 05' with a bit over 103k miles