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ATTENTION: metroplex rear axle moan update

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D.Hearne

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I added a full bottle of Friction Modifier to the 06 Stang's rear two weeks ago and. WA-LA................... Axle moan is gone...................... Looks like that's exactly what Ford left out of the rear gear lube................. Someone undoubtably thought it would save money, but ended up causing a problem instead.
 

highvolts

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D.Hearne said:
I added a full bottle of Friction Modifier to the 06 Stang's rear two weeks ago and. WA-LA................... Axle moan is gone...................... Looks like that's exactly what Ford left out of the rear gear lube................. Someone undoubtably thought it would save money, but ended up causing a problem instead.
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How does this affect the gear lube level in the axle housing? I've got an 07 with a moaning rear end....

-Jason
 
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Is it a moan when cornering at low speeds? Or a whine at highway speeds? Moan in cornering is the Traction Loc clutches slipping, letting the inside axle turn at a different speed than the outside axle.It sounds like two objects rubbing against each other. A whine at highway speeds would be gear related (ring and pinion)
 

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D.Hearne said:
Is it a moan when cornering at low speeds? Or a whine at highway speeds? Moan in cornering is the Traction Loc clutches slipping, letting the inside axle turn at a different speed than the outside axle.It sounds like two objects rubbing against each other. A whine at highway speeds would be gear related (ring and pinion)
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I have the latter, a whine at highway speeds... Thing has less than 1000 miles on it... Do you think there is something wrong?

-Jason
 
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Yea, I'd at least check the oil level in the rear. Not the first time that was forgotten at the factory. And adding a 4oz bottle of friction modifier will not over fill it. I filled mine till the oil was coming back out the hole.
 

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friction modifier will not help gear whine. the whine is from improperly set up gears.
 

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bigcat said:
friction modifier will not help gear whine. the whine is from improperly set up gears.
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Thats is exactly what I was fearing...

I'm trying to think back to my 2003... what an an acceptable amount of whine? Are these things supposed to be dead quiet?

-Jason
 
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Criusing on the highway, you should hear no noise from the rearend
 

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Ok, so today on the way home I REALLY paid attention to the noise. Cruising say with cruise control on, VERY LITTLE whine... However, I do notice a whine when accellerating slowly. I mean if i had any louder exhaust I may not even hear it...

Thoughts?
 
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You can hear some whine as it's accellerating. I know mine does if I pay attention to it. 12,000 miles and no gear problem.
 

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D.Hearne said:
You can hear some whine as it's accellerating. I know mine does if I pay attention to it. 12,000 miles and no gear problem.
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I'm starting to think it may be just fine. If it was a gear installation problem, I think that I'd hear it all the time and not just on acceleration. Right? Especially with my paranoid observation on my drive home from work today...

-Jason
 

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not necessarily


whining when accelerating can be related to pinion depth. if it whined slowing down it could be teh backlash. or do i have that backwards i always say that backwards for w/e reason
 
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