General Motors started using 14-bolt rear axles in trucks and vans in the early 1970s, so they have been around for decades. As such, the full-float axles are plentiful and salvage ones can be had ...

Every diesel-powered pickup sold in the United States for the last 10 years has a full-floating rear axle. Fords currently use a 10 1/2-inch axle made in a plant in Sterling Heights, Michigan-so most ...

Ford sold no fewer than 827,278 utility vehicles in the United States of America last year. Of those, the Explorer is the king of the hill, with 219,871 deliveries to its name. Redesigned in 2019 for ...

Ford is recalling more than 238,000 Explorers in the U.S. because a rear axle bolt can fail, potentially causing a loss of drive power or allowing the SUVs to roll away while in park. The recall comes ...

Ford is recalling more than 238,000 Explorers in the U.S. because a rear axle bolt can fail, potentially causing a loss of drive power or allowing the SUVs to roll away while in park. The recall comes ...

The Ford patent shows a bolt-on kit to add an extra rear axle to the Ford F-150 pickup. This second rear axle is designed to handle more payload for the full-size truck. This patent is targeting a non ...

DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling more than 238,000 Explorers in the U.S. because a rear axle bolt can fail, potentially causing a loss of drive power or allowing the SUVs to roll away while in park.

Ford is recalling more than a hundred thousand F-150s over an axle issue on models with a specific towing package. A bolt on the axle can grow fatigued, causing damage to the area in the vehicle. The ...

Back in the '60s, parts tended to be over-engineered. Drivetrains especially were quite capable of handling that era's torquey high-output engines. In the intervening years power levels dropped, so ...

(NewsNation) — Ford Motor Company is recalling roughly 103,000 F-150 pickups due to concerns that weakened rear axle hubs may result in the vehicle rolling away while parked or cause a loss of drive ...