I've got my stock 14 housing I'm selling, if you wanted to get the show on the road
Nope, you're right. Never dealt with a large manufacturer. :lol1:
You can't be serious.
Again, you're wrong. I'm not jumping down your throat at all. If I walked back to my parts manager and told him I need one for my personal car...he'd tell me the same thing; it's on back-order and there's no true ETA. I can guarantee I have more clout with Ford than the OP. With that being said, whatever he decides to do, I hope it works for him.
Bad Company, you need to grow thicker skin. I was in no one attacking you or being hostile.
If you think OP is the only one in this issue, you're wrong.
So, say there are 5,000 people effected. If 5,000 people call and complain, FMC will produce 5,000 parts that have been back ordered for a year, in the matter of a few days? Give me a break.
Yes Rich and the dealership have taken care of my car and have done a great job and are doing as much as possible. It's sad when you find a great dealership that will do all they can but has their hands tied by Ford.
Are you being supplied with a comparable loaner car while your car is waiting for parts ?
David
... Now lets talk a little bit about FMC and the problem associated with producing this part number axle housing, since you think that there is no possibility of the repurchasing the car to clear up this warranty issue. By the way this will be the mind set of BIG CORPORATION. The 13/14 GT500 rear axle housing is all to its own. So the total production of the 13/14 MYs GT500s is roughly 12,000-12,500 if I'm not mistaken. So Ford would have looked at the likelihood of warranty failures and built a enough to cover this, but no more in the new world of JIT manufacturing. A calculated 1% failure rate of a housing in warranty would mean that Ford produced an extra 125 housing to match the production numbers ...
The problem is it has been longer than a year already with no resolution on Ford's part to replenish the inventory system. The difference between the earlier and 13/14 GT500 housing is a simple machining process of the pinion bearing pocket for the larger race to be installed and the extra welding of the axle tubes to the cst iron center section. Outside of that the housings are to earlier cars. Ford to save time could easily build a large number of the 13/14 housings and tell anybody that needed one for the earlier cars to upgrade to the larger pinion bearing. This would make it easier for Ford to satisfy both types of customers, while limiting the amount of time in retooling for two products out of inventory versus one.I agree that this is probably at the heart of the problem. It will be very expensive to set up a production line for such a relatively small quantity of units. I also think that Ford has no choice but to order it done at some point, hopefully sooner than later.
I ordered one of these housings (DR3Z-4010-A ) from Autonation (White Bear Lake) back in early August of 14, and it was back ordered with no ETA at that time. Luckily, one showed up for me about a month later. It arrived in Los Angeles in perfect condition on a pallet mid-September 14. I haven't yet started on the project I'm going to use it for, so it's still sitting on the pallet. Little moisture in So. California, so rust is not a problem.
Judging by the current scarcity of these housings, I think I'll secure it with a heavy chain.
i honestly believe that until the demand for F-150 pickup trucks slows down drastically that Ford isn't going to do anything about this issue quickly
One thing I've noticed with this thread is that Dasha from Ford Customer Service that is a member of the forum hasn't commented. Where as in the past she tries to facilitate a quick resolution. That in itself says something too
If I'm not mistaken the bearing are the same in the F150 and '13 and '14 rears.You lost me there, what does the demand of the F-150 have to do with the Housing assembly?
You lost me there, what does the demand of the F-150 have to do with the Housing assembly?
To my knowledge the only Ford plant making the 8.8 axle housings is the Ford Sterling Axle Plant in Sterling Michigan. At this time that plant is tooled to make 8.8 axle housings for the 2016 F-150 pickup truck and the 2016 Transit-150 Vans.You lost me there, what does the demand of the F-150 have to do with the Housing assembly?
Yes the larger pinion bearing of the truck was used in the 13/14 GT500 cars. But that isn't the issue. Read the post aboveIf I'm not mistaken the bearing are the same in the F150 and '13 and '14 rears.
You got it JHe's stating Ford's priority is fulfilling supply for F150 builds, not for replenishing warranty stock for '13-14 GT500s.
Yes the '13-14 does take a unique/larger pinion bearing, but I think it's from an Explorer not necessarily the recent '15+ F150.
This 8.8 has given me whine problems, bearing issues as with the OP, and even axle issues for others; I never heard of these issues with older 8.8s.
Seems like they are on the fence with stock power and really need a full build with mods and racing abuse.
-J
so if someone stay totally stock they should have no issues correct.