have a rear axle and differential?
 

Hi,

Does the 1997 Ford Taurus have a rear axle and differential?

Thanks, for your help.

Yes to both questions.
But the differential is not in the rear axle.

Erich

"js5895" > wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Does the 1997 Ford Taurus have a rear axle and differential?
>
> Thanks, for your help.
>

Kathy and Erich Coiner wrote:
> Yes to both questions.
> But the differential is not in the rear axle.
>
> Erich
>
> "js5895" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > Does the 1997 Ford Taurus have a rear axle and differential?
> >
> > Thanks, for your help.
> >

I've got a 93 taurus.. now the 97 is the newer body style, but I don't
believe they stopped using the indie rear suspension.. without a solid
beam connecting the two rear tires I don't know that I would consider
it having a rear 'axle'.

Jim

Two rear axles, one on each side of the differential, right?

Not on a front wheel drive car.....

You only have spindles to hold bearings like mentioned, no axles in the
rear.

You do have 2 'front' axles though, one on each side of the front
differential.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

js5895 wrote:
>
> Two rear axles, one on each side of the differential, right?

Don Stauffer wrote:
> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > I've got a 93 taurus.. now the 97 is the newer body style, but I don't
> > believe they stopped using the indie rear suspension.. without a solid
> > beam connecting the two rear tires I don't know that I would consider
> > it having a rear 'axle'.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> How about considering it has two, one for each side? Or should we call
> the part that holds the wheel bearings "spindles"?

Here's the description from a Ford recall notice..

"LEFT AND/OR RIGHT REAR SPINDLE ASSEMBLIES MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY
HEAT TREATED. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IF SPINDLE STEM SEPARATES, LOSS OF
VEHICLE CONTROL COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING."

They call 'em spindles.. who am I to argue?..

Jim

Mike Romain wrote:
> Not on a front wheel drive car.....
>
> You only have spindles to hold bearings like mentioned, no axles in the
> rear.

Some FWD cars did have a solid beam across the rear to which both
spindles attached.. VW rabbit, K-cars, Omni, Chrysler Minivans I
think.. I would consider that an axle, even though it doesn't have a
diff.

Jim

Mike Romain wrote:
> Not on a front wheel drive car.....
>
> You only have spindles to hold bearings like mentioned, no axles in the
> rear.

Some FWD cars did have a solid beam across the rear to which both
spindles attached.. VW rabbit, K-cars, Omni, Chrysler Minivans I
think.. I would consider that an axle, even though it doesn't have a
diff.

Jim