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04B24 and Rear Driveshaft
I had the Trans program 04B24 performed back in February. My question is, would they have had reason to remove the rear driveshaft or take the carrier bearing loose? Right after putting my 3000 lb camper on yesterday I noticed a shudder in the rearend from a stop a couple of times and thought nothing of it, thinking maybe it was the shaft slip joint shifting from the added load. Drove the truck today about 5 miles and the shuddering from a stop seemed to be getting worse, when all of a sudden I heard a banging and clanging noise from the rear end and pulled over into a parking lot. I crawled under the truck and found one of the carrier bearing mounting bolts missing and the other one about ready to fall out. The rear shaft had been bouncing back and forth between the forward muffler clamp and the fuel tank metal shield with no apparent damage other than scuffed metal. I did manage to get another bolt from a local Napa store that was open and bolt the carrier bearing back up. I find it hard to believe that these bolts came loose on their own. I did check under the truck after they did the recall, but I don,t believe I checked that far aft. I definatly will in the future and let the dealer know about it.
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2004 F-350 Lariat, Supercab 4X4 FX4, DRW
Dark Toreador Red/Silver, 6.0L, Torqueshift Auto, ESOF, 4.10 LS, Camper Package, Dual Alternators. Build Date 6-8-04, Eng 5-28-04, Lance 9.5 Ft Camper.
Past 2002 F-350 Lariat, Supercab 4X4, Toreador
Red, 7.3L, Auto, DRW, Fully Loaded.
Past 94.5 F-250 Lariat, Supercab 4X4, 5 spd 7.3L PSD.
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