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Has anyone had the same issue? I would recomend checking that diff mount of cracking if you offroad your bronco.
I have a fully stock 2022 Bronco Everglades has 31k miles on it. The M210/Dana 44 front Differential mount has failed and broken off the frame of the Bronco. Can not figure out why the mount broke. There is no directs hits of any kind on front suspension, underbody or the Differential itself that would cause the mount to get overstressed and brake. By the look of things the side of the diff bushing with a hook is weak,it bolts on to the frame mount. That side broke first and then slowly because of only being connected on one side of the bushing metal started giving away and eventually broke the other side. Judging by the amount of rust on the broken pieces I would say the initial break happed 3-4 months ago. I didn't notice any noise or anything wrong with the vehicle until the diff wasn't connected to that mount causing it to move up and down grinding the ddriveshaft on the oil cooler snd sway bar. Its has been in the dealer 3 times during last 3 month do do oilchanges they didn't notice anything eather untill driveshaft started grinding. So that being the case ford has denied the waranty claim saying "This is the first case of this happening so customer is to blame" they didn't provide any explanation of how a Differential mout breaks without being hit or any other damage to any other components.
That being said I think it a design flaw and more Broncos that get offroaded will eventually end up having the same problem. With the mount being tucked up ontop of the diff and everything being covered by skid plates and stuff. Its not a common spot you will look while doing a routine check up. Has anyone had the same issue? Can the people that offroad check your mount if you can. I would recomend checking that diff mount for cracking if you offroad your bronco.
I have a fully stock 2022 Bronco Everglades has 31k miles on it. The M210/Dana 44 front Differential mount has failed and broken off the frame of the Bronco. Can not figure out why the mount broke. There is no directs hits of any kind on front suspension, underbody or the Differential itself that would cause the mount to get overstressed and brake. By the look of things the side of the diff bushing with a hook is weak,it bolts on to the frame mount. That side broke first and then slowly because of only being connected on one side of the bushing metal started giving away and eventually broke the other side. Judging by the amount of rust on the broken pieces I would say the initial break happed 3-4 months ago. I didn't notice any noise or anything wrong with the vehicle until the diff wasn't connected to that mount causing it to move up and down grinding the ddriveshaft on the oil cooler snd sway bar. Its has been in the dealer 3 times during last 3 month do do oilchanges they didn't notice anything eather untill driveshaft started grinding. So that being the case ford has denied the waranty claim saying "This is the first case of this happening so customer is to blame" they didn't provide any explanation of how a Differential mout breaks without being hit or any other damage to any other components.
That being said I think it a design flaw and more Broncos that get offroaded will eventually end up having the same problem. With the mount being tucked up ontop of the diff and everything being covered by skid plates and stuff. Its not a common spot you will look while doing a routine check up. Has anyone had the same issue? Can the people that offroad check your mount if you can. I would recomend checking that diff mount for cracking if you offroad your bronco.
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