RE: Special Alert ! all v6er's should read this!
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RE: Special Alert ! all v6er's should read this! - 4/22/2006 10:17:11 PM
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flapjack
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We need pics! Part numbers, too!
If you could post a pic of the old caps vs the new caps, that would be awesome!
I'm not sure what to look for under mine.... I got mine in Feb of 05, so I'm assuming it's the older part.
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RE: Special Alert ! all v6er's should read this! - 4/22/2006 10:19:05 PM
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blazen351
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Afixer...sorry bout your car, glad it's fixed though and nothing more serious/bad to you happened...thanks for the heads up...It'll be awhile before mine is up to your level but it's good to know...
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RE: Special Alert ! all v6er's should read this! - 4/22/2006 11:09:03 PM
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chipschwab
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I have a new 06 also...should we be alright? and how dependable even are the new 06 shafts?
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RE: Special Alert ! all v6er's should read this! - 4/23/2006 1:23:06 AM
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GGIII
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Wow, that sucks. I feel for you.
Are your shafts like ours? Ours are actually a 2pc assembly.
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RE: Special Alert ! all v6er's should read this! - 4/23/2006 2:02:05 AM
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bscottie
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got trq? got power? no matter what, you can still say your car has so much power it broke the f****** driveshaft, that will shut a lot of people up LOL
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RE: Special Alert ! all v6er's should read this! - 4/23/2006 2:41:50 PM
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05AV6
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I quess my point is the type of failure you experienced, should NEVER happen. I have seen U joints break, shafts twisted in half, but never have I ever heard of the joint throwing the caps out of the yoke, only one reason that happens, POOR design. Ford has NO defence for such a failure, the caps should never come out of the yoke, I don't care how fast you are going. You have done us all a great favor, Ford would never let it be known that the driveshaft has a "potential" problem and apparently Ford engineers thought it may cause a problem or they would never spend the money to redesign it. I will be changing mine out before it decides to come apart......again I thank you for the heads up. EDIT: I just inspected my driveshaft, the caps are staked in about every 1/8 inch around the circumference. Obviously it is not sufficent in all applications. I also wonder about an iterference fit between the yoke and the cap, if yours walked out past the staking just because you exceeded the programmed top speed of the car by 15 MPH perhaps there is no interference fit at all. In any event you may be correct, that normal folks won't have a probelm, obviously Ford feels that way. I'll still opt for the new shaft and "C" clips.
< Message edited by 05AV6 -- 4/23/2006 3:19:54 PM >
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RE: Special Alert ! all v6er's should read this! - 4/23/2006 5:01:59 PM
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Jimp
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ORIGINAL: afixer
cool and that was just why i posted it . Information! not to scare everyone into parking the car till they fix it. this is a little off topic so i dont get in trouble but.
DANG THIS CAR IS BAD ASS FAST NOW!
More videos please!
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