Jet Ski in the Truck Bed?
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Differentials/Rear Ends are designed to be submerged in water. It won't hurt anything.
Actually, one of the tests the engineers do is Heat one up by running it real hard and submerging it. A Hot differential suddenly cooled has the possibility of causing trouble. They're aware of the scenario and have the rear Diffs set up to handle it.
Actually, one of the tests the engineers do is Heat one up by running it real hard and submerging it. A Hot differential suddenly cooled has the possibility of causing trouble. They're aware of the scenario and have the rear Diffs set up to handle it.
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From: Mount Airy,MD
Originally posted by BHibbs
Differentials/Rear Ends are designed to be submerged in water. It won't hurt anything.
Differentials/Rear Ends are designed to be submerged in water. It won't hurt anything.
If the front or rear axle is submerged in water, the axle lubricant should
be replaced.
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If I had replaced my 'rear-end' lube (insert backdoor joke here) everytime my axle went under water I'd be broke by now! Come to think of it, I don't know any of my buddies (some boat owners some not) that have ever replaced it...
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From: GEORGIA
My '99 4X4 Off Road was deep in water thousands of times. I had a 12' flat bottom john boat that I fished out of everday in college. We'd load it up in the bed of the truck, and when we got to the lake, I'd back down so far that the boat would float out. Water all the way up into the bed.
Best truck I ever owned.
:bows head for moment of silence:
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Best truck I ever owned.
:bows head for moment of silence:
:wipes tear:
:farts:
:laughs out loud:
Last edited by TUFF FORD; Jun 21, 2004 at 12:30 PM.
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by TUFF FORD
[B]My '99 was deep in water thousands of times. I had a 12' flat bottom john boat that I fished out of everday in college. We'd load it up in the bed of the truck, and when we got to the lake, I'd back down so far that the boat would float out. Water all the way up into the bed.
Yea, seriously, I've got a 4X4 off road truck that I can't take through a stream deeper than 1/3 of my wheel so I don't get the axel wet? I don't know what You guys do with Your trucks, but mine gets driven hard and put away Wet!
Sounds like Ford is just covering their Butt's.
Did I mention my Father-in-law is an Engineer at Dana and is the one that told me about these tests because HE performed them....
[B]My '99 was deep in water thousands of times. I had a 12' flat bottom john boat that I fished out of everday in college. We'd load it up in the bed of the truck, and when we got to the lake, I'd back down so far that the boat would float out. Water all the way up into the bed.
Yea, seriously, I've got a 4X4 off road truck that I can't take through a stream deeper than 1/3 of my wheel so I don't get the axel wet? I don't know what You guys do with Your trucks, but mine gets driven hard and put away Wet!
Sounds like Ford is just covering their Butt's.
Did I mention my Father-in-law is an Engineer at Dana and is the one that told me about these tests because HE performed them....