Voodoo Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 https://driving.ca/auto-news/news/ford-recalling-over-180000-new-f-150s-due-to-issue-with-driveshaft Sure, it's probably a metal heat shield, but seriously? Would anyone with an IQ over 60 not hear something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 Well they’re Ford owners so 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealth bomber Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 I mean I’m no engineer but if a piece of sheet metal falls against an aluminum tube spinning at 4000 RPM it’s probably gonna cut through it in a short amount of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voodoo Posted December 25, 2021 Author Share Posted December 25, 2021 1 hour ago, stealth bomber said: I mean I’m no engineer but if a piece of sheet metal falls against an aluminum tube spinning at 4000 RPM it’s probably gonna cut through it in a short amount of time. Maybe make your piece of sheet metal not fall against the shitty aluminum tube? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voodoo Posted December 25, 2021 Author Share Posted December 25, 2021 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Voodoo said: Maybe make your piece of sheet metal not fall against the shitty aluminum tube? I've engineered lots of stuff, electrically. Me and the old man use a rule. %80. that's what it should be used at. That's the spec., We build it for some twat that's gonna use it at %125. All the time. It will last forever, which it does. Edited December 25, 2021 by Voodoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Danger Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 Driveshafts can be a weird thing. I have worked on small shafts on electric motors all the way up to 30,000 hp Gas Turbines. For the most part high energy driveshafts need to be flexible and for that they are usually hollow tubes with thin walls. 30k hp shaft is just 10 inches in diameter with less than 1/4 inch of wall thickness. I have seen a failure where a ground wire fell onto a shaft while running and the small amount of wear caused by a copper wire lead to a failure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 Now, this is a Ford, so you DO have to go on the assumption the drive shaft is half rotten and probably out of true on top of that, but yeah.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toslow Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 Why wouldn’t the owner driver just pull the shield off, must have heard it rubbing lazy fuckers in the world Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 33 minutes ago, toslow said: Why wouldn’t the owner driver just pull the shield off, must have heard it rubbing lazy fuckers in the world Why wouldn't Ford install a heat shield that would stay in place....... oh yeah.. rusted out pieces of shit can't hold crap like that in place... Too funny... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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