headlight pivot socket
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headlight pivot socket
Does anyone have a part number and / or source for the headlight pivot socket that is used for alignment?
I found this on-line but it is listed for other than F-series applications.
I would like to think that Auveco makes these but can't seem to locate them on their site.
What do you guy's do when you break a headlight pivot adjustment socket? (short or going to a salvage yard and ending up with another socket that is brittle from the sun)
I found this on-line but it is listed for other than F-series applications.
I would like to think that Auveco makes these but can't seem to locate them on their site.
What do you guy's do when you break a headlight pivot adjustment socket? (short or going to a salvage yard and ending up with another socket that is brittle from the sun)
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There's a F2TZ-13K040-A headlamp adjuster on Ebay right now.
New OEM Ford Par F2TZ-13K040-A Headlamp Adjuster | eBay
Says it's for 87-91 150, 250, 350, Bronco.
New OEM Ford Par F2TZ-13K040-A Headlamp Adjuster | eBay
Says it's for 87-91 150, 250, 350, Bronco.
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Thanks for the lead,
however...
I just got off the phone with my ford parts guy and he said this part number will not fit a 1987. This part fits a 1992 to 1997 only.
I asked the e-bayer where he came up with the part number, no response yet.
I do need this part, but only if it will fit my truck.
The ford parts guy also said he can't search back as far as 1987, only to 1988.
As many of these trucks that are out there, and as fragile as this part is, you'd think they would be more readilly available aftermarket.
however...
I just got off the phone with my ford parts guy and he said this part number will not fit a 1987. This part fits a 1992 to 1997 only.
I asked the e-bayer where he came up with the part number, no response yet.
I do need this part, but only if it will fit my truck.
The ford parts guy also said he can't search back as far as 1987, only to 1988.
As many of these trucks that are out there, and as fragile as this part is, you'd think they would be more readilly available aftermarket.
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The headlight pivot socket I found on-line is listed with this application:
One would think that there are a lot more F-Series vehicles out there than Escort and Tracer.
I guess I can just buy some to see if I can make them work...
One would think that there are a lot more F-Series vehicles out there than Escort and Tracer.
I guess I can just buy some to see if I can make them work...
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I'm calling our resident FoMoCo parts expert Bill into this thread.
BELIEVE me, he will get to the root of this.
Nothing frosts him more than a parts guy who cant open the book stashed under the counter.
BELIEVE me, he will get to the root of this.
Nothing frosts him more than a parts guy who cant open the book stashed under the counter.
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I just got off the phone with my ford parts guy and he said this part number will not fit a 1987. This part fits a 1992 to 1997 only.
This is correct, 1987/91 is different. But...this makes no sense, since the idiot claimed he couldn't look up 1987 parts.
The ford parts guy also said he can't search back as far as 1987,
only to 1988.
Bull manure!! 1987/91 is the S-A-M-E
This is correct, 1987/91 is different. But...this makes no sense, since the idiot claimed he couldn't look up 1987 parts.
The ford parts guy also said he can't search back as far as 1987,
only to 1988. Bull manure!! 1987/91 is the S-A-M-E
Since the 1980/89 Ford LIGHT Truck Parts Catalog covers 1980/89: F100/350's, Bronco's and Econolines, 1983/89 Rangers, 1984/89 Bronco II's and 1986/89 Aerostars, this idiot is a BALD FACED LIAR!
1987/91: There are four upper headlight adjusters, two per side. Two lowers adjusters, one per side. Which one do you need?
The upper adjuster (E7TZ-13032-A) was sold with the screw and nut as an assembly.
The lower screw (E7TZ-13032-B) and the nut (N801706-S) were/are sold individually.
Both the adjuster assy and the lower screw are obsolete. 21 upper assy's and over 300 lower screws are available NOS. The lower nut is available from Ford.
btw: Why mess with lying idiots? You can buy this catalog on a CD from hipoparts.com .. then you can look at the pics to see what you need, then you can look up the part numbers yourself.
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Now that's the kind of professionalism I like to see...
You guys are the best, Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
I need four upper adjusters, and who knows, I may need the lowers too.
The PO used wire ties as spacers to get the lights to sit about normal, going down the road they bounce all over.
I will get this CD and feel as though I should have a serious disucssion with the owner of the local Ford dealership.
Being NOS, does this mean Ford only, is there no aftermarket that you are aware of?
Thanks again,
Steve
You guys are the best, Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
I need four upper adjusters, and who knows, I may need the lowers too.
The PO used wire ties as spacers to get the lights to sit about normal, going down the road they bounce all over.
I will get this CD and feel as though I should have a serious disucssion with the owner of the local Ford dealership.
Being NOS, does this mean Ford only, is there no aftermarket that you are aware of?
Thanks again,
Steve
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I do not know if these parts are available from the aftermarket sector.
I have a 2010 Au-Ve-Co catalog, but it's out in the garage someplace, where I dunno.
I know from buying parts from them before (when I was a partsman), that a certain quantity must be purchased.
If prodded, I'll look for the catalog. In the meantime...
E7TZ-13032-A .. Headlamp Adjuster Screw & Nut Assy-Upper / Obsolete
Applications: 1987/91 F150/350 & Bronco.
KARLSON MOTORS in Ketchikan AK has TWO = 907-225-9022.
DAVE GILL FORD TRUCKS in Peoria IL has TWO = 309-698-7162.
BAYER FORD-MERCURY in Comanche TX has THREE = 325-356-2777.
KLIMESH MOTOR SALES in Calmar IA has THREE = 563-562-3241.
HAVEN FORD in Haven KS has FIVE = 620-465-2252.
Six additional sources have one each, but since you need four, I'm not listing the info. No one in AZ has any.
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Thank you Bill,
I think I will stop at the local Auveco agent in the little one horse town I live near (Sierra Vista / Fort Huachcua) and order the one that I think should fit by looking at the photo. They come in a pack of 25 for $8. I'll see if I can make this work. If ths won't work, I'll be contacting those Ford dealers.
One would think that if this is the last of the remaining stock in the nation, of this fragile part, something will have to happen when they are gone.
Maybe if I contact Auveco, they will consider producing the part.
In 1976 I worked as a Chevrolet parts guy for Parks Chevrolet in Chisholm, MN. I didn't work long enough to become very good at it, just long enough to know there is an awful lot to working with parts. It's like working in the technology industry, (not that I do this either) in that you have to consistantly learn/re-learn the latest applications.
I think I will stop at the local Auveco agent in the little one horse town I live near (Sierra Vista / Fort Huachcua) and order the one that I think should fit by looking at the photo. They come in a pack of 25 for $8. I'll see if I can make this work. If ths won't work, I'll be contacting those Ford dealers.
One would think that if this is the last of the remaining stock in the nation, of this fragile part, something will have to happen when they are gone.
Maybe if I contact Auveco, they will consider producing the part.
In 1976 I worked as a Chevrolet parts guy for Parks Chevrolet in Chisholm, MN. I didn't work long enough to become very good at it, just long enough to know there is an awful lot to working with parts. It's like working in the technology industry, (not that I do this either) in that you have to consistantly learn/re-learn the latest applications.
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Ok,
The AuVeCo number is obsolete.
Crossed to a mighty motor number, obsolete,
I'm feeling like I should buy all 9 of these that are available across the nation and corner the market....
The AuVeCo number is obsolete.
Crossed to a mighty motor number, obsolete,
I'm feeling like I should buy all 9 of these that are available across the nation and corner the market....
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In 1976 I worked as a Chevrolet parts guy for Parks Chevrolet in Chisholm, MN. I didn't work long enough to become very good at it, just long enough to know there is an awful lot to working with parts. It's like working in the technology industry, (not that I do this either) in that you have to consistantly learn/re-learn the latest applications.
GM parts: There is a group number that has no bearing on the part number.
Ford parts: The group number is the Ford hasic part number, so all you need to do is add the prefix and suffix to get a complete part number.
Ford has used the same basic part numbers beginning in 1928. Every headlamp adjusting screw is 13032, every right front fender is 16005 and etc.
Ergo: Ford part numbers are one hell of a lot easier to look up than GM and everyone else that has a group number that has no bearing on the part number.
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I got'a tell you Bill, this whole nut roll of trying to find a simple part to replace the factory headlight aligning system has brought back memories of trying to locate parts for a 1957 Packard Clipper I used to own. The whole package is far more complex than it should be. I think I am just going to open up the cover above the headlight adjusters, measure the rough distance between the headlight assembly and the radiator support that it is mounted to, and fabricate an adjustment bracket.
Once I have it aligned, it will be secure and not vibrate with road conditions. The Ford parts department and the aftermarket world will not get my $ for such a simple application. I expect to do this for less than $20. Max.
I appreciate your assiatance in the frustrating endevor.
Respectfully....
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Once I have it aligned, it will be secure and not vibrate with road conditions. The Ford parts department and the aftermarket world will not get my $ for such a simple application. I expect to do this for less than $20. Max.
I appreciate your assiatance in the frustrating endevor.
Respectfully....
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The wagons are quite rare, only 869 were assembled, the sedans aren't common either, 3,940 were assembled.
Why did Studebaker bother, why did they bother making 1958's? This had to with fulfilling dealer franchise contracts, but...
When most Packard Dealers looked at these cars,
they switched to selling Mercedes Benz, VW's, or signed up for an Edsel franchise.Did'ja know the the president of the Edsel Division was James J. Nance...the former Packard president?
Nance is the only auto exec that was responsible for the failure of two cars, and he did this in less then three years.
btw: If you had known me back then, I coulda found you the parts...most likely NOS.
I've owned 60 Packards over the years (but no 1957/58's-cuz these aren't Packards, they're 'warmed over' Studebakers), and...
Before I was a Ford partsman, I was a Studebaker-Packard partsman!