Front&rear driveshaft cv joints

[Delto1707]

Are the drive shaft CV joints the same front and rear on my 99 mountaineer AWD V8

 

[imp]

Are the drive shaft CV joints the same front and rear on my 99 mountaineer AWD V8

There are NO CV joints in the rear drivetrain in 1999. It has a solid rear axle.

 

[Delto1707]

There are NO CV joints in the rear drivetrain in 1999. It has a solid rear axle.

On my drive line rear drive it has a CV joint I need to know if this is the same as the front cuz I only find the front

 

[Delto1707]

Are the drive shaft CV joints the same front and rear on my 99 mountaineer AWD V8

Im looking at a CV joint on my rear drive shaft .. You answer isn't adding up . my question again I can only find front drive shaft CV joint kits . is this because its the same CV as the front ?

 

[TribeZ]

Im looking at a CV joint on my rear drive shaft .. You answer isn't adding up . my question again I can only find front drive shaft CV joint kits . is this because its the same CV as the front ?

what your probably looking for is the U joint ? The plus sign looking connection between axel and the drive shaft. I have not worked on a 4x4 explorer, but the CV joint are usually only in the front. They have rubber boots over them and articulate a lot more then a drive shaft.

 

[CDW6212R]

You're looking for the rear driveshaft joint, not the rear axle(s). The driveshaft will have u-joints, find them that way, skip anything mentioning rear axles.

The front driveshaft CV joint is unique also, and nothing like the rear or front CV axles.

 

[imp]

There are NO CV joints in the rear drivetrain in 1999. It has a solid rear axle.

OK, I was misleading myself, talking about CV JOINTS usually implies axle shafts, NOT DRIVESHAFTS. The FRONT DRIVESHAFTS have used a unique CV joint up by the transfer case only, none (only U=joints) on rear driveshafts.

 

[drdoom]

Not the same.

 

[Delto1707]

OK, I was misleading myself, talking about CV JOINTS usually implies axle shafts, NOT DRIVESHAFTS. The FRONT DRIVESHAFTS have used a unique CV joint up by the transfer case only, none (only U=joints) on rear driveshafts.

Well I'd send a picture of the rear shaft fromy mountaineer AWD its a CV joint with a boot and its round like the front . and I only have front drive its snowing pretty obvious it's front-wheel drive so I don't know what's going on here but I joined this forum to get this question answered and I guess I'll just go to my drive line shop Andover pay somebody for something I know how to do because I can't find a f****** part when I know for sure it's around CV joint kit on a f****** Dana and it's replaceable but there's no CV joint on a rear drive line right guys 99 Mountaineer V8 all wheel drive. New pictures this is my rear driveshaft only my front tires spin

 

[drdoom]

Dana on the front, Ford on the rear...I think, but I haven't been under a 2G AWD in over a decade. Let us know what you find out.

 

[CDW6212R]

Well I'd send a picture of the rear shaft fromy mountaineer AWD its a CV joint with a boot and its round like the front . and I only have front drive its snowing pretty obvious it's front-wheel drive so I don't know what's going on here but I joined this forum to get this question answered and I guess I'll just go to my drive line shop Andover pay somebody for something I know how to do because I can't find a f****** part when I know for sure it's around CV joint kit on a f****** Dana and it's replaceable but there's no CV joint on a rear drive line right guys 99 Mountaineer V8 all wheel drive

Okay, you are looking for the rear driveshaft joint, the front one. The rear one is a simple u-joint, the front one I think is a double cardon u-joint. Those joints are very rare to have an issue with, so few people have had to service them.

Do you really mean that the truck has no rear drive, or the front is all that spins? The rear should be driven no matter what, even with a failed transfer case. The joints are all serviceable, I mentioned the special front one because there is a special rebuild kit by Dorman for about $85 or so.

The rear DC joint will be a traditional type, rebuilt with a kit for that size, basically two u-joints in the kit and something for the middle part. I've seen the kit but never done one.

Do you have some noises, or obvious torn joint boots etc?

 

[drdoom]

Don if I'm not mistaken there were a few with double cardon up front also, which I believe was superceded by the CV.

 

[CDW6212R]

Don if I'm not mistaken there were a few with double cardon up front also, which I believe was superceded by the CV.

Yes, the models before mid 1997, that's when the CV joint began on the front shaft. The CV joint solved some minor vibration issues that were there with the older models. All 1996's should have DC joints in the front shaft, and the 1997 year was full of changes.

 

[Delto1707]

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Okay, you are looking for the rear driveshaft joint, the front one. The rear one is a simple u-joint, the front one I think is a double cardon u-joint. Those joints are very rare to have an issue with, so few people have had to service them.

Do you really mean that the truck has no rear drive, or the front is all that spins? The rear should be driven no matter what, even with a failed transfer case. The joints are all serviceable, I mentioned the special front one because there is a special rebuild kit by Dorman for about $85 or so.

The rear DC joint will be a traditional type, rebuilt with a kit for that size, basically two u-joints in the kit and something for the middle part. I've seen the kit but never done one.

Do you have some noises, or obvious torn joint boots etc?

I'll have to send pictures and just repost this . my problem is my rear driveshaft is pulled out it has a round CV joint on the end rear and a u joint front . only my front tires spin its my rear I only find the kit for the front drive shaft wtf . its a round joint this is my rear driveshaft

 

[CDW6212R]

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I'll have to send pictures and just repost this . my problem is my rear driveshaft is pulled out it has a round CV joint on the end rear and a u joint front . only my front tires spin its my rear I only find the kit for the front drive shaft wtf . its a round joint this is my rear driveshaft

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That is the front driveshaft, same for all 98-01 Explorers. The V6 version is a little longer, but the CV joint there is identical.

 

[Delto1707]

Dana on the front, Ford on the rear...I think, but I haven't been under a 2G AWD in over a decade. Let us know what you find out.

 

[Delto1707]

That is the front driveshaft, same for all 98-01 Explorers. The V6 version is a little longer, but the CV joint there is identical.

Its not the front my fronts spin I drive this theres snow I have no rear drive

 

[Delto1707]

That is the front driveshaft, same for all 98-01 Explorers. The V6 version is a little longer, but the CV joint there is identical.

Well IMA say its the same pukin part as the front just pulled my front out a bit its the same looking CV as the rear drive I'm holding so this site costed me a u joint awesome .

 

[CDW6212R]

...my problem is my rear driveshaft is pulled out it has a round CV joint on the end rear and a u joint front . only my front tires spin its my rear I only find the kit for the front drive shaft wtf . its a round joint this is my rear driveshaft
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Are you sure it's the rear shaft you have removed, the picture is of a front shaft? I have pictures of my front shafts along my rebuilding of the friont suspension long ago, it's the same as that.

That front shaft is very small, you can wrap any fingers around it. The rear shaft is much larger, about 3" in diameter, and longer, maybe five feet long. The rear shaft will have a flat flange at the rear that bolts to the diff.

Below is a picture of my front shaft, for my 98 Mountaineer, and the custom shaft I had made to replace it when I install a true 4WD TC, the BW4406 TOD version. Note the rear part uses a double cardon joint, which the stock rear might have in it.

 

[Delto1707]

Well IMA say its the same pukin part as the front just pulled my front out a bit its the same looking CV as the rear drive I'm holding so this site costed me a u joint awesome .

This Mercury Mountaineer is the select version with all the bells and whistles FYI V8 all-wheel drive sunroof power seats heated seats disk changer stock oversized rims