Yankee516
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- Joined
- May 28, 2010
- Messages
- 129
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- City, State
- Long Island, NY
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 94 XLT, 99 5.0L AWD
Morning folks,
Had the 99 Explorer AWD in three weeks ago at a reputable shop... turns out that rebuilding the front diff and replacing the transfer case was just too big of a job to do at home in the winter cold. I also had to replace the front prop shaft with a refurb because the u-joint and cv were shot after 170k.
Fast forward to yesterday, I was driving the car and then heard a clanking noise underneath. When I looked under the car I could see the the front shaft had separated from the CV. There was also some snow/ice packed into the area trapped above the cross beam that runs just below the rear of the shaft. I didn't go driving through any deep snow, so I just don't know if it is an accumulation that built up from driving on slushy roads.
It is my thinking that the weld was not good, which is why it separated. They'll probably tell me that the snow pack/ice broke the shaft. Is it really possible that the front shaft couldn't hold up to the frozen stuff? I'd like to think that in the battle between steel and ice, steel wins. The shaft is turning IMHO and should break free anything attached to it, right?
Your feedback would be greatly appreciated since I already had to shell out $2k for the front diff, shaft, used tc and four new tires. I don't want to get hit for another $375 for a new shaft plus the labor to put it in.
Had the 99 Explorer AWD in three weeks ago at a reputable shop... turns out that rebuilding the front diff and replacing the transfer case was just too big of a job to do at home in the winter cold. I also had to replace the front prop shaft with a refurb because the u-joint and cv were shot after 170k.
Fast forward to yesterday, I was driving the car and then heard a clanking noise underneath. When I looked under the car I could see the the front shaft had separated from the CV. There was also some snow/ice packed into the area trapped above the cross beam that runs just below the rear of the shaft. I didn't go driving through any deep snow, so I just don't know if it is an accumulation that built up from driving on slushy roads.
It is my thinking that the weld was not good, which is why it separated. They'll probably tell me that the snow pack/ice broke the shaft. Is it really possible that the front shaft couldn't hold up to the frozen stuff? I'd like to think that in the battle between steel and ice, steel wins. The shaft is turning IMHO and should break free anything attached to it, right?
Your feedback would be greatly appreciated since I already had to shell out $2k for the front diff, shaft, used tc and four new tires. I don't want to get hit for another $375 for a new shaft plus the labor to put it in.
