Want To Buy: Stock and preferably dead stock shocks to harvest lower spring seats - I can use all the stuff on the Monroe shocks but the springs seats are welded on... I can cut them off and go to a machine shop - 2 years later front shocks are not installed... thanks in advance!
Still trying to solve this... nobody up in Canada has a clue how to solve this - it looks like I have 2x Monroe shock sets which have 54mm body. The Bilstein are 50mm body - I am looking for a dead set of shocks to harvest spring seats
I have a 2012 we managed to get the rear shocks in no problem - I have new front Bilsteins, no spring seats as all the shocks have been Monroe or some other after market size different... anybody have an old set of OEM FORD shocks I can harvest the springs seats from? So frustrated with Bilstein...
Replaced the solenoid (No change) and the check valve - I had to wait for the check valve to arrive - it was the check valve. Inside was a bunch of rusty looking dust that was preventing a good airtight seal. It all works now, no problemo.
Thanks ALL!
Hi ALL,
Bilstein 4600 fronts, non adjustable (24-197717) need lower spring seats but the stock front shocks have welded seats and I can't buy the seats I need.
I tried FORD and they tell me the stock front shocks don't have removable seats?
Are the seats available from any where after market? I...
Found this:
https://www.wikihow.com/Remove-Rear-View-Mirror
I would suggest a hair dryer or heat gun...
The glue on these is pretty tough, it is doing a great job sticking to s smooth surface.
Heat will be a challenge for most glues and it usually causes it to weaken if not release completely...
I bought this trailer 2016 Starcraft 28BHS and drove for 8hrs
It came with a load leveling hitch and weighs about 6000lbs
Seems OK on tow... Waiting for my Bilstein 5100 to arrive from ESSEX Canada
Is there really much difference between the GEN3 and GEN4 Expedition
I can get GEN4 Bilstein 5100 shocks - if they will fit OK I will go with those
Anybody want to chime in?
Cheers
Hi ALL
I talked to BILSTEIN and they don't agree with 5100 for the 2012 MAX - they have 4600 regular non-adjustable.
Sooo... not sure how to proceed? Does anyone have the 5100 part number that will work for me?
PIC is my loaded MAX with trailer and the butt is saggy... it is 1" low when empty...
I have a positive result... the check valve fixed the problem.
So fo $90-$100 I have diagnosed and fixed the issue with the vacuum front hubs.
So the question now is: where is the rust dust coming from? Is this normal? Can I control the dust somehow or do I just replace the check valve when it...
Replaced the check valve and it was full of rust dust.
I could see the ends of the tubes in the rubber fittings had rust colour so, I cacked open the check valve.
It has a rubber diaphram inside and seemed able to stop flow one way...it was full of red dust and I imagaine that is stopping
it...
i bought the solennoid and installed, the check valve is ordered and on the way.
1st test drive, going 6 hours pulling a trailer, about 2 hrs into it, the hubs started as per usual.
Switching to 4A stops the noise and after about 2 minutes to let it settle each time switched back to 2H.
It...
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