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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 06:03 PM
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Sounds like if that bolt cracked its housing it was overtighten at some point or Lots of heat/vibration in that area too

Is it the Plastic that cracked????
 
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 06:40 PM
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Sounds like there are bad caps in there...
 
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Old Apr 18, 2013 | 12:45 PM
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I noticed my crack on the top side of threaded insert area when I removed it to send to Ed. It has never been removed since new to my knowledge. The STC was repaired by a ford mechanic back in 2010 under warranty but don't know if he would have removed it or not.
 
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