Tailshaft sheared - scary scary

My wife called me with a bit of trouble - driving out of a carpark and there was a horrible sound from underneath and it all came to a shuddering halt. Thankfully she was parked outside a service station so they pushed it in and put it on the hoist. The results were a bit of a surprise.

Firstly that the front tail shaft had torn in half, secondly that it was full of cardboard (very old school) and lastly there is LOTS OF RUST inside what should be a sealed part. ?????

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As you can see the part still has its original stickers on it, and they are even legible.

The vehicle is a 2007 registered, Late 2006 build, BF2 XR6 NA. Its never towed or really been stressed (wife's daily drive) and has about 100km on the clock.

So far the message from the Ford dealer hasn't been encouraging thus far. "There are no recall campaigns on your VIN - so its your problem - so what do you want to do?"

This looks like the same problem that has a recall out - but this car is about a year older than the recall date range.

Any suggestions on how to get Ford to take it seriously?

I think it was prydey on this forum had the exact same prob? Someone will remember...

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Originally Posted by ChrisM

Any suggestions on how to get Ford to take it seriously?

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Start a legal action.

There were a few early FG's that this seemed to be a problem. It rusts out and then fails. Apparently the cardboard soaks up water which then rusts out the tail shaft.
The new design is apparently better. Interesting that the BF's had the same design.

They don't seem very thick do they? Amazing that this cardboard lined tube can put up with so much force.

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Originally Posted by Big Damo

They don't seem very thick do they? Amazing that this cardboard lined tube can put up with so much force.

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The cardboard is there for NVH and nothing more. Also a tail shaft from an XT is different to one for an F6. B-series had 8 different tail shafts on the line IIRC.

Hi Chris.

Welcome to the forum.

Have a read of this and then perhaps pm Prydey.


http://www.falconforums.com.au/showt...oken-tailshaft!

Same thing happened to my Fathers 2008 NA XR6 idling off from an intersection, it hasn't been an un common issue unfortunately.

Its caused by internal corrosion, apparently on a batch of tailshafts moisture can enter them, saturating the cardboard and eventually causing a failure. Ford did do something to replace them on cars build between specific dates??! Or was it while under warranty if they failed??!!

My Fathers is an early FG, maybe it was addressed for FG2?