Bellato Donating Members 2,713 Member For: 14y 1m 21d Posted 02/08/12 01:09 AM Share Posted 02/08/12 01:09 AM I now have an anxious wait to check mine after reading this thread! I've had some sounds and stuff coming from the rear end (just bought FG T) Pedders did look over it but not overly confident with their check now.XEGhia looks like a really good job of reinforcing the cradle! I guess the other thing is how many people have gotten Ford to fix the problem? My cars out of warranty but its got a full Ford service history so If its cracked I'd be hoping to take up the issue with them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 19y 2m 17d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 02/08/12 02:18 AM Share Posted 02/08/12 02:18 AM Nice job on reinforcing the cradle mate, once you squirted it with a little black paint it looks almost factory! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xeghia82 Member 54 Member For: 12y 11m 3d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, South Eastern Suburbs Posted 02/08/12 06:42 AM Author Share Posted 02/08/12 06:42 AM Thanks guys. I highly recommend you check your diff cradles out. as you can see mine had torn on both sides. I now feel confident when giving it a squirt knowing that its all re-inforced and holding together. Oh, and I also went over the weld where the upper control arms bolt to as I didn't like the look of the welds. Some looked like they were barely grabbing.George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellato Donating Members 2,713 Member For: 14y 1m 21d Posted 03/08/12 07:53 AM Share Posted 03/08/12 07:53 AM Diff cradle checked and no issues as of yet, something to definately keep an eye on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fehlbie Donating Members 142 Member For: 15y 8m 10d Posted 22/11/12 08:21 AM Share Posted 22/11/12 08:21 AM I just checked mine after reading this thread and mine is cracked too. The diff bush is cactus too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wa g6et Member 657 Member For: 13y 6m 8d Gender: Male Location: Perth NOR Posted 22/11/12 10:30 AM Share Posted 22/11/12 10:30 AM I will be interested to see how my cradle holds up. I have had superpro comforts in since pretty much from new when I put the truetrac in. I am hoping less movement with the firmer bushes will help prevent the cradle from cracking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmixr Donating Members 686 Member For: 14y 3m 22d Posted 22/11/12 10:57 AM Share Posted 22/11/12 10:57 AM Just saw this thread..I think ill be crawling under mine tomorrowId be inclined to think the opposite. Stiffer bushes..less flex which would inturn put more pressure and load on the cradle.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wa g6et Member 657 Member For: 13y 6m 8d Gender: Male Location: Perth NOR Posted 22/11/12 12:56 PM Share Posted 22/11/12 12:56 PM My hopefull thinking is all the movement from the soft factory bushes and the diff and cvs all banging around is the intial cause of the cradle cracking. Just stopping the whole drive from thumping around maybe might reduce the likelihood of it happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Converted Donating Members 344 Member For: 13y 3m 4d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 22/11/12 02:02 PM Share Posted 22/11/12 02:02 PM Doubt it.When the tail shaft rotates, it causes the diff centre housing to effectively want to do forward/backward summersaults. The main centre bush stops this from occurring. A harder bush in this area would just transfer more of that energy into the cradle. That's how I see it anyway. I hope for your sake that I am wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wa g6et Member 657 Member For: 13y 6m 8d Gender: Male Location: Perth NOR Posted 22/11/12 10:59 PM Share Posted 22/11/12 10:59 PM Yeah I get that bit, but more when the factory bush has already shagged and the rear end starts slapping around. That banging(even when the bushes are new still happens) can't be doing the cradle much good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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