Daniel Wylie
Member
Alright i love my trac but am seriously getting fed up with this front driveshaft on this thing. The first OEM shaft lasted to right around 100,000 miles...no big deal i can live with that. The second one which was a reman i got about 30,000 and then removed it completely because it also failed. Drove it for a complete summer (quietest its been since i bought it) without the front drive shaft. Got a new front driveshaft for this winter for free because the reman had a lifetime warranty and put it on around the end of october 2011. Its now only febuary 2012 and its on the verge of failure once again. During this time i have put on at max 10,000 miles and thats a pretty far estimate. Even a remanufactured driveshaft shouldnt fail at under 10,000 miles. There has to be something wrong here and im thinking its the pinion shaft bearing if im calling it right. Developed a very slight pinion seal leak a while ago but ive always kept it up on fluid. Never went down any more than few ounces between oil changes.
Like i said i love this vehicle and its been the most reliable vehicle i have ever owned. It still runs/shifts like brand spankin new and everything is original (motor, trans). I dont wanna send it down the road but im not dropping 600 dollars on an oem prop shaft if its gonna fail after a few months. Looking for a second opinion, maybe some suggestions. Id really like to have my 4wd back year round vibration free.
Sport trac is a 2004 XLT 4X4 with the tow package (4.10 gears) 175,000 miles
Like i said i love this vehicle and its been the most reliable vehicle i have ever owned. It still runs/shifts like brand spankin new and everything is original (motor, trans). I dont wanna send it down the road but im not dropping 600 dollars on an oem prop shaft if its gonna fail after a few months. Looking for a second opinion, maybe some suggestions. Id really like to have my 4wd back year round vibration free.
Sport trac is a 2004 XLT 4X4 with the tow package (4.10 gears) 175,000 miles