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    Lifetime brake pads?

    This is something I should probably know better after 30+ years of changing front brake pads, but I'm going to ask out of curiosity. When I bought our 2011 F250, I was told that the front pads were lifetime. Since I've never heard of it before, I figured I would ask. Is it true, or was...
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    Driveline shudder 2011 F250

    That sounds like a possibility. I have no idea if it's been in much water, but I guess I will find out.. I do know that otherwise, the PO took great care of it.. If I didn't know it already, I would have sworn it was just off the assembly line. As far as taking it to the dealer for this... They...
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    Driveline shudder 2011 F250

    Thanks for the reply... I did buy a tube of Ford PTFE lube part number XG=8 and will use that on the splines. You are referring to the slip yoke, right? This is a 2011 truck, with only 19,000 miles on it... I wouldn't think those splines need greasing, but you never know!
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    Driveline shudder 2011 F250

    Hello all, Just picked up a 2011 F250 CCLB 6.7 a couple of weeks ago and towed the fifth wheel with it once already. I noticed a shudder in the driveline, taking off in first. It felt like driving over rumble strips. I also towed my travel trailer today and noticed the shudder again, only not...
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    e99 dually differential options?

    Hey Doug.. The truck has 313,000 on the ticker and was apparently abused, earlier in it's life. I'm getting the diff rebuilt and will be using full synthetic 75w-140 in it. I'll also be maintaining it right, from now on.. The truck is in reasonably good condition, all things considered. I...
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    e99 dually differential options?

    My dually's rear diff started clunking at takeoff, especially when towing our camper. I took it to a truck shop, since I know little to nothing about differentials. I got a call from them today and they say that my diff is just plain worn out. Side gears, ring and pinion gears are all worn...
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    Help Needed The 99 is smoking again.. Why?!?!

    If you knew how I drive, you might think otherwise. As soon as I finished the injector install Thursday and got the test drive done, I pulled our 11,500lb fifth wheel 144 miles to go camping. It was on the return trip, that it started smoking again. Just out of curiosity, could the AD...
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    Help Needed The 99 is smoking again.. Why?!?!

    I have a spare turbo for it and will look into it. The light gray smoke smells more like fuel.. It does not smell like engine oil. The WMO blend I was using, when I got the truck, was 33% kerosene and 66% WMO. The kerosene and whatever may have been left of the detergents in the oil really...
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    Help Needed The 99 is smoking again.. Why?!?!

    My problems started, soon after I bought the truck. The PO ran WVO in it and I run a WMO blend. Soon after putting my fuel in the truck, the WMO blend cleaned the VO residue from the fuel system and some of it had the FPR plunger stuck open. I only had 16PSI of fuel pressure and ended up...
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    Bought another 7.3 to add to the family.

    That's how mine was done. I say go for it..
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    Hissing noise when torque converter locks up

    That HAS worked so far!!!
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    Hissing noise when torque converter locks up

    Mine also makes some noise, when the TC locks up. It almost sounds like a combination of a chain being rattled and a hiss. I was told by my tranny guy, that it's the TC lockup clutch slipping (Or something to that effect) and that a new TC is in my truck's future.
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    Bought another 7.3 to add to the family.

    I have a e99 dually and put AD injectors in it. I did the entire set, as mixing AB's and AD's is a no-no. the e99 turbo may have a smaller outlet, but there's no turbo surge to worry about with it. Mine makes plenty of boost. The PO of my truck put the later style bearings and rotor on the...
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    Question My truck sucks at towing, and here's why

    Understood Joe... My only reason for bringing up the 20% pin weight for fifth wheels, was purely for reference/informational purposes..
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    Question My truck sucks at towing, and here's why

    Not trying to start anything, but I've always been taught that you should have no more than 15% of the trailer's weight on the tongue. Where did you learn the 40/60? Even with our fifth wheel, there should be no more than 20% of the trailer's weight on the pin. Perhaps THIS TT weight calculator...
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