fpv_ute Member 67 Member For: 14y 6m 5d Gender: Male Location: collaroy Posted 12/03/11 06:45 AM Share Posted 12/03/11 06:45 AM My gearbox in my manual fg f6 ute (8500kms old)( I think) has started making a really bad tick tick tick sound, it happened 100m from my house so I immediately stopped and rolled home. (The sound it makes would be like a bolt hitting the driveshaft bolts), speeds up with speed but doesnt change speed with gear changes? any help please? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/73765-gearbox-bad-noise-manual-fg/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig. Member 563 Member For: 18y 1m 5d Gender: Male Location: Sunshine Coast QLD Posted 13/03/11 05:08 AM Share Posted 13/03/11 05:08 AM It's not one of you mates playing practical jokes on you is it? A zip tie placed around your tailshaft makes a noise just like the one you describe. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/73765-gearbox-bad-noise-manual-fg/#findComment-1088556 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fpv_ute Member 67 Member For: 14y 6m 5d Gender: Male Location: collaroy Posted 13/03/11 10:50 AM Author Share Posted 13/03/11 10:50 AM that's the noise its making, but it happenend on my way home, and it would have to be a hectic ziptie, more like a thick hose clamp noise.... cheers though, first thing I did was jack her up and have a good look... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/73765-gearbox-bad-noise-manual-fg/#findComment-1088683 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shyfrd Turboless Donating Members 5,992 Member For: 14y 1m 29d Gender: Male Location: Geelong, Victoria Posted 04/04/11 10:29 AM Share Posted 04/04/11 10:29 AM What was the problem? Been resolved? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/73765-gearbox-bad-noise-manual-fg/#findComment-1094480 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fpv_ute Member 67 Member For: 14y 6m 5d Gender: Male Location: collaroy Posted 05/04/11 06:24 AM Author Share Posted 05/04/11 06:24 AM Center bearing shat itself.... Got towed to ford the day after I posted this, Been fighting them to get it fixed under warranty (saying its been abused, and "we have never done a center bearing on any fg ute" Bull sh%$... ever since 3 weeks later and I still have no ute... And problem is still not resolved, a new tailshaft cost $2500 from ford fitted, because its one unit and ford havnt made the bearing replacable?? So ford tried to send the bearing off to an unkown "tail shaft specialist" they wouldnt tell me who, got a quote back of $500 just to fit a volvo bearing it its place... in the mean time I called hardie spicer who said they could fit a new bearing, silicone implant it, as they say this makes it last heaps longer, and balance it for $200. So I get my tailshaft and center bearing back off ford drive all the way out to Moorebank from manly over 2hour return trip, then they call me the following day saying who ever tried to remove the bearing from the center bearing mount has "farked" it (buy angle grinding the 2 locking tabs off... SO I rip shreds into the "f" wits at ford and he tells me well we can fix the mount, but I dont want it fixed I want it replaced! But like I said it comes as one unit whole tailshaft which they dont want to fork out becuase they have already "rejected this as warranty" so now its up to The franchised Titan ford to do it. So I know ill get it back dodged, and it'll happen again in another 8000kms!! Ford need to get thier act together and fix this problem asap, im seeing more and more posts about center bearing going after low kms.... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/73765-gearbox-bad-noise-manual-fg/#findComment-1094597 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shyfrd Turboless Donating Members 5,992 Member For: 14y 1m 29d Gender: Male Location: Geelong, Victoria Posted 05/04/11 11:24 AM Share Posted 05/04/11 11:24 AM what a total f*ck around. that's bullsh*t and personally, id be going to the ombudsman or something, that's unacceptable from ford - even if u just go to head office n tell them whats happened and what u want done. just see what can be done from that. what a joke ford.. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/73765-gearbox-bad-noise-manual-fg/#findComment-1094681 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo6FG Silver Donating Members 497 Member For: 15y 1m 23d Gender: Male Posted 05/04/11 01:08 PM Share Posted 05/04/11 01:08 PM Totally unacceptable. Lay a dump on the service manager's desk - dare you to! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/73765-gearbox-bad-noise-manual-fg/#findComment-1094707 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam_rigger Member 246 Member For: 14y 3m 10d Posted 05/04/11 09:09 PM Share Posted 05/04/11 09:09 PM Big time, lay a dump on that desk. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/73765-gearbox-bad-noise-manual-fg/#findComment-1094733 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 21y 11m 30d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 05/04/11 09:23 PM Share Posted 05/04/11 09:23 PM Ring Ford Customer Service and tell them the entire story. They have the power to approve the repair. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/73765-gearbox-bad-noise-manual-fg/#findComment-1094737 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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