Does Ford post the "fording depth" (aka wading depth) and "ground clearance" of its trucks anywhere?


Currently, I just try to know how high the air-intake is from the ground. But, I guess there could be other issues.

 

Oh gosh... I just read this in my owners manual:


Driving through deep water where the transmission vent tube is submerged may allow water into the transmission and cause internal transmission damage.

 

Not to mention that if the axles are submerged, they require draining and refill.

 

Maybe this will help see the picture,
If the vehicle was driving a while and the trans and differentials are warmed up, now when the warm iron gets hit with cold water it creates a vacuum inside the component and guess what is just waiting to get sucked in there through the vent. The sooner it is drained and cleaned, the better, hopefully the soup created won't have a chance to do too much damage.

If the vehicle's rear wheel bearings are lubricated with lube from the differential , that soup does not get drained out changing only the differential. The axles need to be pulled and bearings and hubs need to be cleaned.