paradigm shaft?!....Ford recalls 250,000 heavy-duty pickups for drive shaft 'issues'....

[NewtonMP2100]

......for drive shaft fractures.....


Ford recalls 250,000 heavy-duty pickups for drive shaft fractures

....Ford is recalling nearly a quarter-million heavy duty pickup trucks in the U.S. because the drive shafts can fracture and cause a loss of power.

The recall covers certain F-250 and F-350 Super Duty pickups from the 2017 through 2022 model years. The trucks have gasoline engines and aluminum drive shafts.

Ford says in documents posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that heat and noise insulators below the body can loosen, and touch the drive shaft. The shaft can fracture, causing a power loss, or loss of control if it hits the ground.

Failures also could let the trucks roll if they are stopped and the parking brake isn't on.

Dealers will inspect the drive shafts and repair them if necessary, and properly attach the insulators. Owners will be notified by letter starting April 4.

The Dearborn, Michigan, automaker recalled about 185,000 F-150 light duty pickups in the U.S. for the same problem back in December. They are from the 2021 and 2022 model years.

Ford's F-Series pickup trucks for years have been the top-selling vehicles in the U.S.


have your......shaft.......inspected.....?!

[Speedy]

Aluminum driveshafts, no thanks. But then I said the same thing about aluminum blocks.

[Racer X]

Speedy wrote:
Aluminum driveshafts, no thanks. But then I said the same thing about aluminum blocks.

Mustangs have had them for quite a while. I'd rather have a high strength Chrome Moly steel one though.

[testcase]

"F-250 and F-350 Super Duty pickups"


Ummmmm, NO those, according to Federal DOT ratings are LDTs (LIGHT Duty Trucks).

The DOT puts trucks into one of eight classes based on the REQUIRED FEDERAL PLACARD (an orange label truck builders are required by Federal law to be PERMANENTLY affixed to the driver's door frame).

A simple breakdown is as follows:

F-150 or equivalent like 1500 is a Class 1 LDT
F-250 " 2500 Class 2 LDT
F350 " 3500 Class 3 LDT

F-450 " 4500 Class 4 MDT (MEDIUM Duty Truck)
F-550 " 5500 Class 5 MDT
F650 " 6500 Class 6 MDT

F-750 " 7500 Class 7 HDT (HEAVY Duty Truck)

I don't believe Ford makes an F-850. That's where Freightliner and other "Big Boy" trucks come in. "Big Boy" Class 8 HDTs have a GVWR of MORE THAN 33,001#

These eight classifications are decided by the GVWR as declared by the truck builder (on the Orange Placard mentioned earlier)

Years ago, Ford DID falsely label some of their pick up trucks as "Heavy Duty'. ONLY Ford's F-750 would be a TRUE HDT. Strangely enough, some other builders (I think I've seen Dodge Ram pick ups) have started to ahem, inaccurately label their pick ups.

It's no wonder that consumers and the general public are confused. America needs new "Trust Busting" leadership Ala Teddy Roosevelt. :oldfogey: :villagers:

[Pat]

Who's confused?
Who doesn't know the difference between a pickup and a Class 8 tractor?
The big 3 changed the branding/marketing to distinguish the divergence of their heavy duty PICKUP platforms from that of their light duty full size pickups which were shared up until the 90s/00s. They'd all used HD at various times in the past to denote a model with higher weight ratings than its regular counterpart.

I don't know about Chevy/RAM 1500s, but F150s, with a few exceptions, haven't been Class 1 in over 30 years.

[macphanatic]

Pat wrote:
Who's confused?
Who doesn't know the difference between a pickup and a Class 8 tractor?
The big 3 changed the branding/marketing to distinguish the divergence of their heavy duty PICKUP platforms from that of their light duty full size pickups which were shared up until the 90s/00s. They'd all used HD at various times in the past to denote a model with higher weight ratings than its regular counterpart.

I don't know about Chevy/RAM 1500s, but F150s, with a few exceptions, haven't been Class 1 in over 30 years.

Friend just used his F-150 to pick up recycled concrete as a base for a new patio. The yard loaded his bed up until there was roughly 2 inches between between the bump stop and the axle. Then, he hit the scale. Just a tad over 4000 lbs.

[JoeH]

macphanatic wrote:
[quote=Pat]
Who's confused?
Who doesn't know the difference between a pickup and a Class 8 tractor?
The big 3 changed the branding/marketing to distinguish the divergence of their heavy duty PICKUP platforms from that of their light duty full size pickups which were shared up until the 90s/00s. They'd all used HD at various times in the past to denote a model with higher weight ratings than its regular counterpart.

I don't know about Chevy/RAM 1500s, but F150s, with a few exceptions, haven't been Class 1 in over 30 years.

Friend just used his F-150 to pick up recycled concrete as a base for a new patio. The yard loaded his bed up until there was roughly 2 inches between between the bump stop and the axle. Then, he hit the scale. Just a tad over 4000 lbs.
How much was the F-150 actually rated to carry? Depending on equipment the limits range from about 1400 to 3200 lbs.

[Racer X]

All is well and good until that rear axle assembly shits itself. Or a tire explodes. The center section is fine, but those bearings and axle shafts aren't built for that.