I did my suspension over the weekend and can confirm the perch or spring seat is NOT welded or difficult to remove. I put the shock in to a vice upside down and it took a couple wacks of a 3# sledge to get it off. I sprayed some pb blaster in it too so it slid down quicker.
This was on a...
I tow a 32' TT with a 875# tounge weight and while it towed fine with P rated tires, my Michelin LT tires I put on at 55k miles tow better with a stiffer towing feel. I wouldn't pull off P rated tires with 50% life left, but I would go from P to LT if I had less than 20% of life left and was...
Can you explain a bit what you did? It sounded like others had a real beast of a time and either needed presses or destruction of the old strut. Thanks
So if I understand this right my 2017 spring perches will not come off without a press unless I tear apart the old one? Is there a specific name for a spring perch press so I can verify where to find one before I start the job? Thanks.
Sorry, didn't ask details on that. It sounded like they changed the design slightly since he said I had "the new ones". Didn't verify any of that though since what's done was done and it was a long wait at the end of the day anyway.
Well, $227 later they are done. The mechanic at the dealer (talked to him after to ask for tips) said he had to use a couple different hooks/picks small enough to work around the seals but only 2 boots were stuck on the plug and they came off in the end too with the picks. I think I just need...
By "a ***** to work loose" what did you do? Just spray some sort of lubricant down the sides and keep wiggling? I spent a good 15-20 minutes on each of the front 4 plugs (didnt spend as much time on the back 2) and didnt get a single one off minus the one I basically ripped out with visegrips...
Yeah, sadly I think that's the answer. I am just going to bring it to ford and let them monkey with it. Unfortunately I had the time to do a normal spark plug change but not the time to spend 30min plus per plug. Pretty annoyed I'm I'm this situation with only 55k on the car and now knowing I...
I have a 2017 expedition EL XLT with 55k miles on it. I was trying to do the spark plugs today and everything was going great up until trying to remove the ignition coils. They wont budge... I cant twist more than 10-20 degrees since they are recessed in to the casing (thanks ford). I've...
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