jetute Donating Members 4,553 Member For: 20y 9m 27d Gender: Male Location: brisbane Posted 08/10/04 06:49 AM Share Posted 08/10/04 06:49 AM Yeah I was in the same frame of mind as you simon, but then things have sort of driven themselves. I had left it and accepted the car as it was (deteriorating by the k) and Ford CRC have actually been following me up on it, and I told them I was still not happy.They have continued to leave me messages with how the so called updated diff's were progressing (calling me once a month on avg) and have also been contacting the dealer in relation to my car.Since then they have done all the chasing As I indicated this guy told me I am flagged as a must fix Then the dealer called me yesterday as Ford had contacted them, and asked me to come down, took the serial numbers off the diff and gearbox and said they will be in touch when they come in.That's where I am at, just basically going along for the ride now. good to hear JB ..Hopefully others that suffer the problem will get it all sorted out as well!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondie Firm Member Donating Members 2,924 Member For: 22y 27d Location: Adelaide Hills Posted 08/10/04 10:31 AM Share Posted 08/10/04 10:31 AM They have continued to leave me messages with how the so called updated diff's were progressing (calling me once a month on avg) and have also been contacting the dealer in relation to my car.Since then they have done all the chasing As I indicated this guy told me I am flagged as a must fix Then the dealer called me yesterday as Ford had contacted them, and asked me to come down, took the serial numbers off the diff and gearbox and said they will be in touch when they come in.That's where I am at, just basically going along for the ride now. It will be interesting to see if they call me JB.l have had Ford engineers drive it on 2 seperate occasions, plus 2 dealer inspections. Spoken with Ford CRC and FPV CRC many times and assured each time by FPV that they will call me as soon as the fix is available.The phone hasnt rung yet, should l be suprised Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLKXR6T Member 22 Member For: 21y 6m 1d Location: Melb Posted 15/10/04 06:03 AM Share Posted 15/10/04 06:03 AM just had my serial numbes taken off my diff also, told my CRC that the updated diff is only around a week away from being fitted to my T.Will update with details Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetute Donating Members 4,553 Member For: 20y 9m 27d Gender: Male Location: brisbane Posted 15/10/04 06:46 AM Share Posted 15/10/04 06:46 AM Well I went and spoke to my dealer service manager... Spoke to him about my gearbox and driveline issues and that I would like to get a few things put on paper.... As conversation went on I told him I am sick of everyone trying to get around the clunk/bounce issue in the driveline.... He then said quote "well they do all do it" Told him my brothers does not... he then replied quote "well you should take a photo and frame it"This is the same dealership that macktheknife called a d1ckhead.... Other dealers are taking diff numbers and my dealer is still pushing the old "they all do it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBB Member 55 Member For: 20y 2m 6d Posted 15/10/04 07:03 AM Share Posted 15/10/04 07:03 AM Yeah, my car has done 1500 kms and it started clunking about 300 kms ago. When a diff clunks like that the pinion gear is not contacting correctly with the crown wheel. The pinion gear needs to be shimmed to acheive the correct mating with the crown wheel. If they are all not properly shimmed or not shimmed tightly enough from the Dana factory then they will all start clunking. Any diff expert (ie 9 inch joint) will be able to repair it for about $400. Take the receipt to the ford dealer and get Ford to pay for the fix. As many of you have experienced, it will keep happening if they just keep giving you the same thing with the same in built problem. If they refuse get a new one put in. Ask to keep the old one. Get the old one shimmed up and take out the new one and return it to the dealer through their showroom window when they are closed. A clunking diff in a brand new car is an absolute disgrace. If you are used to a v6 commo you may think a bit of driveline vibe and clunk is normal. But if you have been brought up on Nissans or Tojo or Mercs, you will think it is a disgrace. My 450 SEL 6.9 has a 300,000km LSD in it, weighs 2 tonnes and makes 600nm and the diff is in better nick than the Ford one and the LSD is tighter too. It is not acceptable. It would be an easy win with consumer affairs or VCAT or the like if you called a diff expert to give some evidence about it. Re the gearbox issue check out www.gforcetransmissions.com - you need the g force gearset. Get Ford to pay for that too. They (Ford)may be willing to do T56 retrofits if you blow enough T5's to make it worth their while.KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Member 180 Member For: 21y 9m 24d Gender: Not Telling Posted 16/10/04 09:09 AM Share Posted 16/10/04 09:09 AM Can someone give me some more details about these updated diffs please?My new dealer reckons the MkII diff is different, but to wait until early December til he sees how they go.Does this sound like a bunch of old cobblers to anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
londas Member 29 Member For: 20y 11m 27d Posted 20/10/04 11:20 AM Share Posted 20/10/04 11:20 AM MY MY05 STI has 3 diffs & 8 cv joints, all with no backlash, shunt or whatever you want to call it. If ever there was a car that was going to have backlash, it would have to be an STI (or other 4wd) due to the increased number of driveline components. The jap engineers however would never let a vehicle into production with this sort of problemSO WHY THE HELL DOES AN AUSSIE CAR MANUFACTURER?There has to be some sort of protest. We should blockade the dealerships and call the media down to show everyone that we have been dudded.Even though I dont have my XR6t anymore I feel that strongly that I want to do something.FORD HAS TO PAY FOR THIS. I lost over $10,000 in depreciation in 6 months because of this issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondie Firm Member Donating Members 2,924 Member For: 22y 27d Location: Adelaide Hills Posted 20/10/04 10:09 PM Share Posted 20/10/04 10:09 PM MY MY05 STI has 3 diffs & 8 cv joints, all with no backlash, shunt or whatever you want to call it. If ever there was a car that was going to have backlash, it would have to be an STI (or other 4wd) due to the increased number of driveline components. The jap engineers however would never let a vehicle into production with this sort of problemSO WHY THE HELL DOES AN AUSSIE CAR MANUFACTURER?There has to be some sort of protest. We should blockade the dealerships and call the media down to show everyone that we have been dudded.Even though I dont have my XR6t anymore I feel that strongly that I want to do something.FORD HAS TO PAY FOR THIS. I lost over $10,000 in depreciation in 6 months because of this issue. All very true mate.Ford play us as fools but we all get done on resale in the end as the problems become known to the trade and general public. Even if you have a good one, you still will cop it come resale time. Its enough for me to give up on local manufacturers for a while until things hopefully have improved.Cant wait to join the ranks of Sti owners. Is there a chance of any pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Forum Superhero Donating Members 3,109 Member For: 21y 2d Location: Eastern Suburbs of Mexico Posted 20/10/04 11:24 PM Share Posted 20/10/04 11:24 PM Still waiting guys. 13 Ford called me this morning to update me on my new gearbox and diff status. "At this stage our supplier is unable to give us an eta on the availability of the new gearbox and diff" (um would'nt you know and be able to calculate manufacturing times and quantities?)"There will obviously still be a delay on these components" (Really! I would have never guessed!)"We will keep you informed as things progress" (Which they have been doing, so I cannot fault them on this.)Will keep you informed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drcook Member 752 Member For: 20y 3m 10d Location: leonay Posted 21/10/04 04:21 AM Share Posted 21/10/04 04:21 AM had mine (mandarin xr6t auto) for bout two months now. little bit of clunk, not too bad. one thing that im interested in is a whine coming from the car. doesnt always happen. occures as soon as I start the car and continues for a while before disappearing. and it gets louder or softer as the revs rise or fall.anyone know what this could be... turbo whine?... fuel pump? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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