jdx45

what are some of the problems you might face afterwards?

Drew1979

After every time that I've gone out muddin I had something go wrong. And every time it was a belt or pulley. My last time was an idler pulley and alternator. Bearings must not like mud. I live in Alberta and we have a lot of silica, sand and clay crap mud. Well where I've gone anyway. I've decided not to bury her in mud anymore. The wallet starts to hurt after a while. Helps to have good friends that work at the dealership. Looking to get an old late 70s early 80s f150 for that. Keep the newer one in good shape and lookn pretty. Like to try to keep her showroom style not a work/mud truck.

flareside ford

and if your not waterproofed well enough u could get mud in the engine then your wallet will really hurt

Old_Skl_Raptr

you cant waterproof an air intake haha

just take it easy and wash it reallyyyyy good. like to the point you start takin stuff apart to clean it haha. i take my front tires off if its real bad to get down in my brakes

flareside ford

a little off topic but where in alberta do u wheel, waiparous, maclean creek burnt timber?

and if u want to stop splash up into the motor i have heard of people sheeting in under the radiator and around the wheel wells with something like old mud flaps and probably u could do it with a thin gauge steel

tleach17

Count on the pulley for your a/c clutch making a ton of noise. Dirt gets in the bearings. I went to Rausch creek last summer and Mine is still squeaky.

MustangAndy

I was in an Explorer Club and always went mudding in the Pine Barrens (NJ). By the time I sold my '99 Explorer I had replaced or repaired all the following:

1 new (to me) transfer case - forced the driver's CV to bind as if it was in 4LO
3 hub bearing assemblies for the front
3 rear axle rebuilds
2 rear axle seals
1 manifold torn off the block a bit
6 rotors as rocks would get stuck and score the crap out of them
1 relocation of air intake from front of the truck to inside the fender well (unfinished snorkel project)
Countless fog light bubs - the housings would fill and kill the bulbs
1 serpentine belt - that was a fun day - thank goodness it broke 1/4 mile from my house and I coasted into the drive. and let me say no PS or PB sucks.

I think that's it.

Old_Skl_Raptr

or if you take it easy, a few scratches down the sides.

harrison14allen

i get mud built up on the inside of my wheels and once it drys it will cause the truck to vibrate on the road. hit it with a hose before it drys

flareside ford

also make sure u check your diffs, trany and transfer case for water