allport Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 I have an 07 AWD that has started "thumping" under acceleration. I feel it in the floor and is load dependent not speed. It feels like the driveshaft support bushings are bad so i laid under to check it out... Well i can move the drive shaft around a fair bit with my bear hand, but there seems to be no play in the u joints. Can the bushing/support be replaced or does ford expect you to buy a whole new driveshaft to replace a piece of rubber? Can anyone confirm my suspicions regarding this issue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 Aside from the driveshaft, I only see the center support bushings: 7T4Z-4A169-A 7T4Z-4A169-B No leaks from the PTU or RDU? Fluid level/condition OK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allport Posted June 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 Aside from the driveshaft, I only see the center support bushings: 7T4Z-4A169-A 7T4Z-4A169-B No leaks from the PTU or RDU? Fluid level/condition OK? Those 2 parts numbers refer to the bushing between the support bushing mounting tab and the frame. PTU seals already done and not leaking. Rear end has a slow slight leak and is not very low (can stick finger in the fill hole and touch fluid) Called ford and they want over $1000 for a drive shaft to replace the crappy rubber support bushings...There has to be a way to repair this vs replace the whole thing. Id sooner sell the car then sink another $1000 into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 Ask Benny here on the LevittownFordSuperCenter thread if he can help. Or if you can take a bushing to a parts/hardware store (like NAPA here in the U.S.) maybe they can match it up to another part that will work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allport Posted December 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 For anyone that cares I removed the shaft and filled the rubber bushings that were bad with window urthane. That fixed the problem but when removing the shaft I found other issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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