[MILFORD]

Yesterday I put my rear driveshaft in with new U-joints in it and after I put it in I took it for a test drive. Got about a 1/4 mile and bang my front U-joint on the rear driveshaft breaks and drops the driveshaft. I pulled off the driveshaft and put it into 4x4 to get the truck back to the house. Last night I went to start it and try to move it and no go. It grinds when I try to put it back into park and with the 4x4 on it wont move. The tailshaft still spins but a no go with the front wheels. What could be the problem. The driveshaft is going back to the shop that I had press the U-joints into and going to make them cover that one U-joint but as for the transfercase which is what I am thinking is the problem not to sure if they will do anything on that. I still have a warranty but I am not familiar with the Ford dealer out here in Yucca Valley CA. Can anybody help me out here with some advice about this dealer and about what this problem could be?

 

[bigrpowr]

call john wood!!!! 760-356-9421 hes not far from you and hes a driveline specialist!

 

[Alan Hicks]

Do you have low-range 4x4? Sounds like something definitely let go or got bent in the transfer case. The high range can go out and leave the low range intact.

 

[389SixPack]

It grinds trying to put in park - maybe because trans is still rolling shafts. If back shaft is spinning, the front is not connecting. Might be locking hub not engaged, allowing trans to free wheel and that's why the grind going into park. If not working in either high or low range 4x4, then I would expect front hubs.

 

[MILFORD]

its not the front hubs they are almost new. I had them put in about 5 or 6K ago and have rarley used 4x4 since them. I am putting my money on the T-case now. I guess it is going back to Ford to get a new one. O-well. Does anybody know about the Yucca Valley Ford and the work that they do. I still have a warranty so they will be fixing it for my 100.00$ debuctible.

 

[prox445]

Sell that pile o' crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That trucks a turd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey Mildo its Jim. Talk to Barto. I think he still has a t-case in the garage. Check your pm's I sent you one you slacker.

 

[boggerr]

It grinds trying to put in park - maybe because trans is still rolling shafts. If back shaft is spinning, the front is not connecting. Might be locking hub not engaged, allowing trans to free wheel and that's why the grind going into park. If not working in either high or low range 4x4, then I would expect front hubs.

Just what Nigel said.I would double check your front hubs also if you have the knob on the dash for the 4x4 i would make sure all thats working before you go into the transfer case.

 

[MILFORD]

It worked. I put the hubs into manual lock and they work. Now I just have to figure out why the U-joint broke like it did and why it happened to fast with litterally .25 miles on it.

 

[smorris]

Sounds like a c-clip might have been left out, or maybe just wasnt seated good and flew out. That would have let the cap come out and caused your problem.