Oh, you would definitely know if it was locked. You turn even the slightest and you can hear it. It is not happy. So no, it was not engaged.
Unless a customer uses a grenade or sledge hammer to destroy a part, Ford should actually be looking for reasons to make repairs under warranty. This to build confidence in the brand and warranty. I hope it was not just your connections that got them to honor the warranty. Wally's in Greenbush NY gets A+.So I'm writing this to help anyone else who is hearing some noise from their rear end. Starting last winter I began to hear a faint noise similar to tire noise but a different pitch. It would increase and decrease in volume with slowing and accelerating. After a few months, it became a howl. It was audible from the cabin as well as the outside, and was very very loud at this point. I had become accustomed to it as it had began small, thinking it was the very aggressive tires I have wearing down. Eventually, my buddy was riding with me and asked me about it. I said I had noticed it but the truck was working fine. (Quick basckstory, I sold the truck to myself, I was a salesperson for Ford for almost 2 years. My friend was as well. We are both car people and have built several vehicles. My Ranger is significantly modified aswell) This started my search for the problem. I began stripping off my wheels and spacers, looking at rotors, pads, calipers, U bolts etc as I had thought my tires wer rubbung or that something was rubbing on a moving piece of metal as it would increase with speed. I couldn't find anything. I combed over the entire rear axle several times, and at this point I knew it was something happening inside the pumpkin. This was obviously my worst fear, as my truck isn't stock. I was definetly concerned I was going to be in a fight with Ford's warranty department for months, as I've seen first hand how they can be. (I had a customer with a Raptor who was denied cam phasers by Ford, took him 4 months of back and forth before they fixed it) Thankfully, I knew several people in service from when I worked at the dealership, including the GM. In the end, Ford warrantied it and the entire axle housing was gutted and replaced.
I wanted to make this post mainly because I am lucky I was a former employee. Most people aren't in my situation. I hope I can help someone find the issue before their trucks warranty is out so they don't get stuck with a massive bill. ( Which you will see the final cost)
Cheers.
I believe I quoted this earlier, but not really the case. I've had to battle with Ford to replace windows, cam phasers, center consoles etc for customers well within the 3yr 36. Ford even balks at a long block for the terrible 1.6 ecoboost which is know for warping decks and heads. They usually try to send a short block first, which still blows a headgasket and leaks as the head is still warped. I love Ford, I'll continue to buy them but they aren't magically better then other companies when they have to conduct warranty work. I will say however, that if your vehicles work gets approved they will kiss the ground you walk on to make it right.
I’m married to Dr Anne WEBMD ?
So this applies to ALL of them? It's not just that your truck got a bad one?
Well god damn thats a lot of miles. I'm glad to see that the Rangers are holding up over time.
I've heard this sentiment before. But my experience with the 1.6 in my FiST was much different.
You have an open diff front and rear.
Of course, in general, this is correct, as a mismatch of tire size will just result in constant differential rotation of the bevel gear set, which as you imply, is the design function of a differential gear set.
Long story short it's a telephone game.
