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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 02:36 AM
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So I Replaced My Rotor, My Brake Caliper Mounting Bracket And Pads And The Noise Went Away And 2 Days Later I Got Another Noise Sounded Like It Was My Differential Checked My Drive Line For Play And Slop Nothing Everything Was Tight Just By The Sound I Had To Pull The Drive Line And Sure Enough My U-joint Was Seized Up And The Dif Side What Is The Point Of Ford Not Putting Any Grease Zerks On The U-joints
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 09:10 AM
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Its the same reason why they don't put them on the ball joints. So they can charge you to replace them.
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 09:14 AM
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Saves money on the Assy line. Don't have to have a machine to put the zirk in dont have to have another to grease it after its in. Less product, IE grease and zirk fittings.
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