Hello all,
First post on this forum so bear with me. Not mechanically inclined besides basic stuff. My front end was making a grinding noise and im pretty sure it is the iwe sensor that has issues. However, i was looking under the truck to try and find the sensor and trace back the air lines to the the hubs and noticed this. Doesnt look good to me but was wondering if anyone knows what could cause this issue.




This is a 2008 fx4 screw.

I have an extended warranty on this and am taking to the dealership today.

Thanks for any input.

 

Looks like the boot split and the grease for the cv joint is leaking out.

 

What also i find weird is the shock that is attached to this side for stability. I have seen them on f250s. But not f150s. I am running 33 inch tires with a 6 inch bds lift. It almost looks like the housing that the ahock mounts to tore the boot? Could i just remove this shock?

 

Well dropped it at the dealership. Bought it used with 30k miles on it. Thankfully i purchased a 5 year 100k comprehensive warranty on it. :-)

Funny thing is i bought it from a gmc dealership and they are taking it to ford to fix it!

 

I'm surprised they gave you the warranty with the 6" lift...that's what caused your problem..

 

Dealers don't care....they get a kick back from these warranty companies when they sell the policy. Now the warranty company can deny the payment if it's deemed the lift was the cause of the boot failure. Depending on the cost to replace (most repair shops buy a complete axle and replace it rather than just a boot, as it's quicker to swap the axle assembly; plus the ripped boot may have allowed dirt into the CV joint causing it to fail down the road).

So, you may get lucky and get the repair covered by the warranty. If they refuse it, then you'll have to go back to the dealer where you bought the truck and warranty, and see if you have a settlement with them. Good Luck!

 

When i purchased this truck from TexanGMC i told the finance manager that i would not buy it if the lift wasnt covered. He made it happen. The same dealership already made repairs on this lift (stabalizer shock was broken). So they are pretty much stuck with repairs at this point.

Just to be clear i purchased this truck with the lift already installed.

 

If you have that all in writing, then your good to go.

 

question answered...

 

When a dealer sells a used car, they usually make a few dollars on the sale. They can make more money by selling you an extended warranty. The company that backs the warranty provides the dealer an amount of money for selling it. Bet you did not know that these warranties are negotiable...you can talk them down in most cases; just cuts back on how much the dealer that sells it to you makes.
The finance person that offers it to you usually does not care that your car or truck is modified. They simply want to make the dealership some additional money on the sale. If they (or you) were to read the fine print of the warranty contract, they (and you) would see that the warranty can become void if any non stock, non OEM quality parts are used, or if modifications are done that did not come from the factory cause a failure; this will void the warranty. Case in point: if you were to buy a brand new truck, then modify any of its suspension, such as a lift in your case, what do you think Ford will say if you brought it back for susspension warranty work? I'll bet they'd say the suspension is no longer covered by the warranty due to your modification.

In your case, you bought the truck used, and with the suspension already modified. You were also sold an extended warranty. Read it's fine print. I'm betting it says that warranty claims can be denied if modifications were performed. You bought it this way, but the warranty company does not care. They could deny your claim. So if this becomes the case, you'd have to go back to the place you bought the truck and extended warranty from, and see if you can get a "settlement", such as them paying for the repair, or at the very least, a refund on the extended warranty package that you purchased.

Hopefully it will not come down to this at all. But you should be aware that modifications can cause these warranty packages to deny repair payments. The dealers that sell them don't always care. They make money selling them to you. Let the buyer beware.