After 108,000 miles - 2002 Sport Trac...

[Jeffrey Dunnam]

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[Kyle Keller]

i posted this on the 100k post but what happened?

 

[B M]

For lack of a better phrase....HOLY CRAP !!

 

[schnellmed]

Did it damage the fender area when it sploded?

 

[Sean M 2]

holy smokes thats crazy

 

[Ron N]

when you loose a c clip it sucks badly. I hope that there wasn't alot of damage to the vehicle._Ron

 

[Thomas Rogers]

Built Ford Tough!



TJR

 

[Andrew Tollison 3]

Thats what you call driving until the wheel falls off. Sorry to hear about your Trac. Hope no one was hurt when that happened.

 

[Todd Z]

Well, Also keeping the rear diff oil at the proper level and changing it helps. THE oil level is normally just below the axle shaft, SO the "C" clips rely on the spinning of the parts to throw oil on them to lube properly...



AND I see more Chevrolet's with this problem not Fords..

Todd Z

 

[Tony Tassillo]

GOOD GOD BATMAN!!!!! WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE!!!! WOW

 

[Thomas Rogers]

Anybody got the picture of towed ST that was scraped down to the axle they can post? This reminds me of that!

 

[Jeffrey Dunnam]

I'm glad that I didn't get hurt or hurt anyone. The axle did damage the fender and put skid marks on the rear side door as it was violently hurled out. I thought the c clip would have prevented this. However, that wasn't the case. As a came to a grinding stop in the Emergency lane, the tire still attached to the hub, brake drum, and axle passed me up and ended up to the left of the vehicle over in the grass. What a fucking ride to work. BTW, I was doing approximately 70 mph on the interstate going to work. Oh, I had 2 payments left.

Here' more pics at the dealership over here in New Orleans.

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[Tom Schindler]

I thought the c clip would have prevented this.

It does. Has anyone been in your differential?





Tom

 

[Todd Z]

Has anyone been in your differential?

TOM, HOW DARE YOU! !!!! Thats a little personal, don't you think ??... :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:



Todd Z

 

[kil roy]

TOM, HOW DARE YOU! !!!! Thats a little personal, don't you think ??...



Todd Z

Todd you are TOO much

 

[EddieS'04]

That leaking rearend lube look like it has had water in it. There is even rust on the axle slines. Have you driven through extremely high water ? If you find the gear faces pitted, your cheapest out woul be a complete assembly from a salvage yard...

 

[Gavin Allan]

Amazing that a 20-cent little clip keeps both axles from sliding out! And to think we worry about lugnut torque! :wacko:

 

[Nelson Atwell]

High water in New Orleans?...nah...never happens.



The only truck I ever saw an axle do that was on our old Tonka trucks when I was a kid.

 

[Ryan Schaecher]

I'm surprised no one else has caught the actual cause of failure:







Goodyear Tires!



RT/S's as well!





j/k



Good luck with that one.... same color and year as mine. Hmmm....