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Now you know why we all cut them doing new exhausts. If you don't have a welder you could use a stainless band clamp to reassemble. They are really strong clamp with 3/8 hardware and grip the entire circumference. I get them from Napa and they are actually affordable.
I found a “union” that I welded to one half of the downpipe that allowed me to reinsert the other half into then used one of these clamps to seal the joint.
I installed new Ford brake calipers, Ford brake pads, right front rotor, wheel bearings, and Ford flexible brake hoses on my front brakes. Next weekend I am pulling the wheels off the rear of the van to check the rear brakes.
Today I am in the process of putting in a by pass oil filter. I got the mount bolts in. I am ordering some fittings and a hose. I also plan to add a valve, so some more fittings needed. I am excited to see how well it works.
did you put the parts together yourself? Start a new DIY bypass oil thread.
did you put the parts together yourself? Start a new DIY bypass oil thread.
I am still waiting for parts. It's not a big change for me, since I already have external oil cooler and filter setup. So, from the external oil filter below the cab under the driver, there is a oring boss port for me to run oil to the by pass filter. So I will just put a filter near it, run the line back up to the filler tube. I already bought all the parts, but they didn't work. First, I bought 6 ft hose, now I need more, so I bought 10 more ft. Second, for the oring boss port, I bought an adapter to barb fitting. However, putting the hose in will not work with the amount of clearance (too much bend). So I am buying a 90 degree fitting.
Once those are back, I will install it.
Finished up HPOP cover reseal, turbo clean and oil cooler Saturday night. Highest delta I've seen since is 4.2 degrees at 189ect and 193.2eot. And the best thing is, no more leaks!
Also have a random knock from the front end, can feel it in my feet and assumed sway bar bushings or end links, all seems tight as can be there. Ball joints are tight and wheel bearings are as well. Don't see anything out of the ordinary but will continue to check as I go, something is goofy there.
Finished up HPOP cover reseal, turbo clean and oil cooler Saturday night. Highest delta I've seen since is 4.2 degrees at 189ect and 193.2eot. And the best thing is, no more leaks!
Also have a random knock from the front end, can feel it in my feet and assumed sway bar bushings or end links, all seems tight as can be there. Ball joints are tight and wheel bearings are as well. Don't see anything out of the ordinary but will continue to check as I go, something is goofy there.
Have someone in the truck engine running and then get under the front with a flashlight and look while they rock the steering wheel.
Take a close look at the track bar on both ends. The bushing and/or the ball joint on the axle end can and do fail. I did both on my last truck.
Also the bushing if the bolt is not torqued right can fail. Too loose or too tight can take it out.
Today I got another brown truck visit with a box. Now I have all the kit and it's time to install.
Finished up HPOP cover reseal, turbo clean and oil cooler Saturday night. Highest delta I've seen since is 4.2 degrees at 189ect and 193.2eot. And the best thing is, no more leaks!
Also have a random knock from the front end, can feel it in my feet and assumed sway bar bushings or end links, all seems tight as can be there. Ball joints are tight and wheel bearings are as well. Don't see anything out of the ordinary but will continue to check as I go, something is goofy there.
Those damn sway bar end links. Mine were clunking. Replaced them and it cured it.
Those damn sway bar end links. Mine were clunking. Replaced them and it cured it.
For about 8,000 miles.
i popped the old bushings out and put in poly bushings... clunking continued till i popped the bushings out of the frame side spring shackle bushings... polied them and no more thump thump rattle rattle...
i popped the old bushings out and put in poly bushings... clunking continued till i popped the bushings out of the frame side spring shackle bushings... polied them and no more thump thump rattle rattle...
Good to know. I've got poly for everything in a box, just need to get them in.
Good to know. I've got poly for everything in a box, just need to get them in.
have fun... the only annoyance i had with the drop links is the stock bolt is a bit too wide for the washer/sleeve (not sure which it was catching on) thats supposed to feed through.. i bought some grade 8 bolts to fit there... also had to play a game of research to get the ones for where they connect to the axle... ford lists my size sway bar but denies it was installed.. so no aftermarket company made a "Kit" for my truck... had to find what ones actually fit to put on the truck..
With cold weather here, I haven't been doing anything to the old beast other than normal maintenance routines and preventive checks, but yesterday I finally bit the bullet and installed an Atlas 40 tune, courtesy of Ed at FICMRepair.
Fired it up, eased through the back streets to get everything warmed up then turned onto a long straight stretch of highway and checked it out. Dayum!!!!!!! I should have done this years ago!
02-16-2019, 10:00 PM
