Rear Drive shaft?

[Daniel Butler]

A while back I had a topic about a vibration, and I finally got time to put my truck up on the rack with a mechanic below me as well, at 50 mph lifted, you can hear a horrid rattling from the drive shaft. Further investigation show where (It looks like a hammer) a dent was put into my driveshaft. What I would like to know, because I cannot find a "Rear driveshaft" anywhere, is there a front and rear driveshaft on a sport trac or is it just a Front? A wee bit frustrating :banghead:



Thanks,



Dan

 

[Kevin Palmer]

Maybe I am not understanding what you are asking, that said...



If your Trac is a 2WD then it has ONLY a rear drive shaft.

If your Trac is a 4WD, then you have BOTH a front and rear drive shaft.

 

[Donnie Brown]

Bent mine mudding when gravity pulled me on top of a {big} rock. local junkyards didnt have one but got me one within 3 days for a 1/3 of the price of a new one.

 

[Daniel Butler]

Thanks Joe and Don, you both actually hit the nail on the head with my question. lol :haveabeer:



I'm not sure what I hit. I know i accidentally drove through a ditch a decent while back at a fair because all the guests along with myself were parked in a field. That may have done it lol.



Would this be correct? I checked rockauto but they only have a front driveshaft.



Thanks!

 

[TRACket Paul]

No employee discount where you work? I prefer OEM for most things on my ST.

 

[Daniel Butler]

I have a little bit of a discount. I asked there and the cost was 335 or something without tax, so I turned that down instantly.

 

[Vince Coshenet]

Hmmm...maybe that is what I am hearing from my truck. Driving down the highway I can hear it if I am driving next to the center barrier. Haven't done much off roading or anything...



:banghead:

 

[Daniel Butler]

It might be the U-joints on your driveshaft going. Thats what my first step was which fixed everything for the most part, but unfortunately it wasnt the actual culprit. Check to see if any weights fell off or if there are any dents in your shaft.

 

[EddieS'04]

If you have to replace the shaft. Go for the aluminum one. They are lighter and seem to balance smoother on our tracs.



Many members had balance problems with the steel shaft on the gen1. The aluminum shaft solved it.

 

[Kevin Palmer]

Absolutely agree with Eddie.



To drive this home, the steel one had a TSB on it and Ford replaced it with the aluminum shaft..

 

[Daniel Butler]

Thanks for the tips. I actually just ordered a driveshaft. The one I ordered isnt aluminum unfortunately, but if it fails I'll look into the aluminum shaft. :banana:

 

[Gavin Allan]

Yeah, I got a free aluminum shaft for my '03 Adrenalin under the TSB. Got rid of the vibrations and was so much quieter and smoother.

 

[Rodger Tellefson]

And, get the new drive shaft harmonically balanced too.