F350 With Strange Noise While Towing.
Okay here is the deal. We have a 2012 F350 Ford Diesel with 18,000 miles on it. Driving down the interstate at 65 MPH with nothing in front of you but open highway when suddenly there is a loud thud a...
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I had the same symptoms once upon a time in a 1973 K5 Chevy Blazer with full-time 4 wheel drive. It turned out that the "thump and shudder" was the front differential self-destructing. When I finally pulled the pumpkin cover off many hundreds of miles later, the ring gear had sheared all the bolts off the carrier and was just spinning freely without driving the front wheels. The mess of twisted and broken metal that came out with the gear oil left me entirely speechless.
Of course, this is NOT what is wrong with your Ford, but it's pretty scary nonetheless, eh?
Of course, this is NOT what is wrong with your Ford, but it's pretty scary nonetheless, eh?
