Originally posted by todras:
....it is no small wonder to me that the USA is
loosing out on its auto and Mfg engineering base to
the Asia and the Far East.To advise the magnet fix on
the damaged driveshaft just renforces the fact that
it's not hard to better the average USA engineer.Such
a comment about the diff shows a lack of concern for
both the owner and the component in question...I would
have expected more & a higher standard from a
professional engineer.....Now if Ford had printed the
magnet fix in a shop manual it would be questioned to
hell!...Time to cross over and get away from the
'bailing wire & string' attitude....before the world
leaves you behind.Nice that the personal attacks are
back.....so musch for CEG rules eh!...Hypocrites!!!



I typically can see both sides, but that just nuts. There are many different ways to do one thing right. By the book doesn't necassrily (sp?) mean its the only right way to do it. Its the only right way to do it according to a manufacturer to ensure that their warranty is in place. I can't recall the last time I saw a service tech that had a manual next to him on how to remove/replace item X. Hell, even the good tranny guys don't use manuals until they become stumped.

Ryan Trollin!