GEN 1 RCV Axles on a Daily Driver

tec548 said:

What is the part number? I looked for these for a while and lost interest when i kept deadending. How about the sealed thrust bearing? Do you have a part number for that? This is the one that usually fails first when running the RCV axles. Ford is useless for info on these.

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downforce137 said:

6001-2RS Sealed Bearing 12x28x8 Ball Bearings https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002BBFDI0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_dbGfAbVTA1GCC

Koyo HK2516B Needle Roller Bearing, Caged Drawn Cup, Steel, Metric 25 millimeters ID, 32 millimeters OD, 16 millimeters Width, 13000 rpm Max RPM, 5283 pounds Static Load Capacity, 3508 pounds Dynamic Load Capacity https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006KT18YM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_zcGfAbMBZBX41

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tec548 said:

I still do not run the RCV axles. They are sitting on a shelf in my shop gathering dust since the last time I broke the inner wheel bearing. The last time Cory would not warrant the outer shafts of the axle. Just not economical to use them. The stock shaft, wheel bearing and IWE is cheaper to replace than the RCV outter stub. I still fight the same issue and simply don't use 4WD much.

I'm not trashing RCV here but if I would have known all this before hand I would not have purchased these axles. To be fair RCV replaced my outter stub the first time, but now im on my own and they have nothing for me. The wheel bearing failures ARE a Ford problem but the lifetime warrantee from RCV is kind of pointless if they still get damaged and not made good on.

So, I would suggest you take a pass until there is a solution to the weak Ford inner wheel bearing. Save the $3k for replacing the stock units.

Joel

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98infinity said:

I know it's an old thread but did they ever co e up with something reliable for the 4wd?

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Dane said:

I went the thicker RCV IWE rings and haven't had an issue since. These are NOT the eliminators, but thicker engagement rings.

I also replaced my whole vacuum line and valve.

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Dane said:

Yeah, stock axles.
https://www.rpgoffroad.com/product/rcv-iwe-rings/ (select thicker, not eliminator)

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EricM said:

"Once installed, your hubs will stiff function just like suck but with double the engagement from CV to Hub"

As long as they stiff function just like suck with double engagement- it sounds good to me.

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