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Mysterious rattles solved.

jetdriver1775

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I had two diff rattles that were driving me nuts. The first was a loose piece of exhaust heat shield, or whatever it’s called underneath. And later I found this metal flange that would vibrate against some piping above the left rear wheel. FYI.

Also I left it at the Ford dealer all day so they could test drive it with a technician and they couldn’t find that rattle with the flange. It took me 10 mins and a short drive around the block.
 

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Wow. Great pics and video. Sure appreciate the detective work.
 

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Great job finding those. They'd have driven me crazy.
 

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I had two diff rattles that were driving me nuts. The first was a loose piece of exhaust heat shield, or whatever it’s called underneath. And later I found this metal flange that would vibrate against some piping above the left rear wheel. FYI.

Also I left it at the Ford dealer all day so they could test drive it with a technician and they couldn’t find that rattle with the flange. It took me 10 mins and a short drive around the block.
I hope this is the cause of the rattle I hear! Sounds like a jingling rattle sound from inside the cabin. Found to be coming from left wheel area. We shall see in the AM
 

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It's amazing how far just a tiny little bit of effort goes!
 

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nice work!
 



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