Track is losing it's stuffing

[Rob Allen]

I've got an 07 track. Last week, from a distance, I noticed on the passengers what appeared to be a mud flap behind the front passengers tire. It looked a little strange, because I've never had mud flaps. Upon closer inspection I noticed it was a piece of foam hanging down from between the wheel well cowling and, well, whatever is behind it. I tried to stuff it back in but noticed it hanging again a day later, this time almost touching the ground. I decided to pull it out so I wouldn't lose it on the road. It turned out to be a piece of foam about 2 to 2.5 feet long and about 6 inches wide on average. I'm assuming its to dampen any rattles or prevent the cowling/whatever from rubbing/vibrating together. This week, I noticed and did the same thing to the drivers side. Has anyone else noticed this? Can anyone confirm what it is used for? I plan on taking it in for warranty on my next oil change, but I'd like to have some sort of idea what it is incase I get a run around from the wonderful service rep. (Like the, "we've done everything and cant find a problem with your transmission" TSB issues)



Rob

 

[EddieS'04]

Sound deadning material..

 

[Jimmy Lavoie]

I have the same truck - not experienced this one (yet). Sounds like the "Screw guy" on the assembly line fell asleep before he screwed the cowling in. :blink:

 

[MikeSondra Grossen]

no problem on our "07

 

[Dingo]

Just wait 'til one of you discovers the roughly one square foot block of squishy foam under the hood...

 

[user 62394]

Rob,



Is the foam soft or is it stiff? If it is soft, it is likely a sound deadening stuffer as Fast Eddie Suggested. If it is stiff, it actually may be some impact absorbing foam. Considering where you are saying it is however, I would suspect the former rather than the later.



Rocks

 

[Rob Allen]

Rocks,



It's soft, I'm sure it's a sound deadening foam, it's only about 1/2 inch thick. Looks like they may have forgot to put a push plug in that would hold it in place. I'll take it back, see what they say.

 

[Chad Merry]

My stuffing fell out to after I had to cut my inner fenders. So a little expandable foam fixed it real quick.

 

[Martin]

(Like the, "we've done everything and cant find a problem with your transmission" TSB issues)

Have you tried Dingo's fix? I've never taken mine in for one of those TSB thingies and now very grateful that I didn't. My tranny runs fantastic now after trying Dingo's fix.



Now, with the idea of foam falling out of our trucks is giving me a 'warm fuzzy feeling'. I figure when you take your truck in, the service rep will come off with something like "why did you yank the foam out". :unsure:

 

[Dingo]

I was serious about the giant block of foam.

 

[Martin]

Dingo.........where did that block of foam come from??

 

[Dingo]

It's under the intake manifold and above the block. Look carefully between the intake manifold runners and you can see it.

 

[Martin]

Thx..



I assume it's there for some kind of fire break/spacing ??

 

[Dingo]

No. Sound.

 

[Martin]

That was going to be my next guess