DirtBusters

Fomoco closed my case today due to my retention of counsel for this lemon they sold me....I'll let you all know how it goes!

EcoBoostLariat

Well, just got my truck back after an overnight at the dealer. They said all that needed to be done was a lubrication through a special kit that had to be ordered. I haven't heard the noise yet so it seems like it may be fixed, ill give it a few days a see what happens.

Stu Cazzo

Need to change your plate to WRNTYBSTR...

Stu Cazzo

The snappy clicky sound is not a huge deal, Its caused from two dry, pieces of tightly secured steel plates forcing on each other. The plate thats attached to the pinion from the rear driveshaft. I had this problem and I too brought it in and they said its normal which to me is code for they don't know.

I crawled underneath last year and coated it with silicone spray and the clicky sound went away for a few months, so I did it again with WD40 and it again went away for about 3 months. I may actually pull it off this summer and place a thin gasket soaked in lubricant or graphite grease between the two plates to see if that fixes it for good.

EcoBoostLariat

Good to know... I spoke too soon and now my truck is back at the dealer. they said they are going to replace the driveshaft and see if that works, per the TSB.... Won't be getting it back until Friday, I will update then.

FordService

Send me a PM with your info, EcoBoostLariat; I'll see what I can do to help. In your message, please include your full name, best daytime phone number, VIN, mileage, and your dealership info. I'll check out some options.

Crystal

DirtBusters

They have replaced my driveshaft, performed 2 different TSB's on my rear end and multiple times on the 13-7-7 tsb. It keeps coming back. As far as lemon law, my state law sucks! It has to be started within 18 months of the initial purchase so FORD wont have to buy it back. My only avenue is breach of warranty. We are currently working on a settlement. I was hoping to have it resolved last week, then the noise came back so I wont be signing any of my legal rights away until this problem is repaired. I may have to tie it up and actually go to court. Their settlements havent even compensated the diminished value due to so many repair attempts.

jmvdigital

Danno, can you snap a pic of where these plates are and where you lubed to get it to go away?

Thanks!

Dom429

I just had my truck repaired for the same issue. First attempt was to lubricate some clips. That worked for about a day. Brought it back again and they replaced an oil slinger and adjusted the pinion as per TSB. Its been a week now and so far so good.

Stu Cazzo

I took this pic from internet but heres what I did. I soaked the rear connector plate which connect the pinion to the u joint with some WD40 and also with silicone spray. The clicking sound went away almost immediately. It came back after as a result of winter driving and sluch, etc. So I will try again with some lithium grease spray or maybe another higher quality lube. I even thought about trying some thin gasket material soaked in lubricant sandwished between the two plates.