Rusty Knuckles
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Rusty Knuckles
Ok, so I have a brand new 2011 F150 SCrew EB direct from the factory. It's about a week or so old and I have almost 700 miles on it. It is garaged all the time while at home...
So I was looking under the front end just checking things out...getting to "know" my new truck (which by the way I love) and everything looks new and great underneath...nice new painted surfaces...metal etc until I see...the knuckles behind each of the front wheels are starting to rust. I'm assuming these are cast iron but why would they not paint these?! I mean, everything else is painted and looks great but then you see the rusting knuckles underneath?? AM I missing something here...is this normal? For all of you who own the same truck, have you seen the same thing?
So I was looking under the front end just checking things out...getting to "know" my new truck (which by the way I love) and everything looks new and great underneath...nice new painted surfaces...metal etc until I see...the knuckles behind each of the front wheels are starting to rust. I'm assuming these are cast iron but why would they not paint these?! I mean, everything else is painted and looks great but then you see the rusting knuckles underneath?? AM I missing something here...is this normal? For all of you who own the same truck, have you seen the same thing?
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It's normal. Happens on any new vehicle and Ford hasn't painted those knuckles, ever, if my memory is correct...check out the new SuperDuties...same thing. Just a bit of surface rust, not a major concern but is a slight eye-sore.
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Try it out.
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I just did this last weekend. I also painted the front drive shaft, brake calipers and the hubs on the rotors. I also painted the whole rear axle housing. There were some areas on the rear end housing that were coated good and other areas that barely had any paint.So I painted the whole thing before surface rust started developing on the thin spots.
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What about undercoating the vehicle? Do dealers offer this for $$$ or what about an after market company like Line X?
Salt air is a killer where I am and I'd like to take care of the underside of the new truck......short of doing it myself. Test drove two yesterday and narrowing the options down.
Salt air is a killer where I am and I'd like to take care of the underside of the new truck......short of doing it myself. Test drove two yesterday and narrowing the options down.
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Don't go out and buy a "new" skid loader, they keep them outside from about an hour after being built till the dealer sells it to you. My brand new Bobcat with 3 hours on it had surface rust in all the nooks and crannies. I had a Dodge PU once that had not only rust but 6 oz of water in each of the body mounting tubes, nice. Chris
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