Hello all i am looking for a 2001 f150xlt 4 door 2 wheel drive core support frame. I live in Michigan. Also any type of manual on how to do this?

 

Do you mean the radiator support? If so LMC sells them for 100.00. It's a big job. You could buy a set of manuals. Good luck.

 

I looked & found nothing like a manual for this job.
You basically remove everything from the front of your pickup, include the outer fender sheet metal, the bumpers and all the grill work. The hood stays on, but the wipers and wiper cowlings have to be removed. I didn't remove the radiator, but I should have, since the auto tranny cooler lines do not like being flexed. You usually can pivot the A/C "radiator" around inside the engine compartment once it is detached from its supports - its lines are punctuated by rubber tubing & can take that.
I got the info I needed here, there & everywhere. I was desperate - the estimated cost to pay someone else to do the work was more than my used truck was worth. I have posted many details on FTE about the work I did. My net cost was about $250, including the $100 I paid LMC when I picked up the support at their Lenexa outfit when I was driving through 6 months ago. Another $70 for the transmission cooler lines that I either broke or which were damaged by my dangling radiator. Shipping a core support from LMC doubles its cost. Buying a fully certified core support can cost as much as $700.
I did not do any spot welding when I installed my replacement. I used rivets, threaded rivets and nuts & bolts in place of sheet metal welds.
I did practice a lot at several local Pull-a-part lots on pickups just like yours. I was happy to break things there rather than on my own truck.
My luckiest break was being able to re-use the 2 huge bottom bolts fastening the bottom of the core support to the frame, along with their bushings. Most of the reports I found online involved the destruction of these bolts & bushings, and they are quite expensive to replace.
Use lots of PB blaster, early and often. Used an angle grinder with a metal cutting blade to chop the old core support away.

 

OMG what a job that turned out to be.

I found a salvage yard that ordered me the support frame for 170.00 dollars plus the trany lines were another 75.00. Anyways i had a massive heart attack while doing this teardown. The Doc called it the widow maker but i survived it. My son in law completed the job for me so i only know what is was like to take half of the truck apart. I vow never again to get into something i know nothing about.
Thank You for your response and wisdom on my issue. I will not be tuirning a wrench for awhile now. My son in law said it wasn't bad at all but that sob can fix anything.
Once again thank you

 

I'm glad you survived, sounds like it was a close call.
Replacing my radiator core support was the biggest job I have ever done on any vehicle I have owned. I decided in advance that if the job turned out to be impossible, I would have to junk my 2001 F150 - the prices quoted for someone else to do the job were just not worth it, considering the age & condition of my truck.
But I succeeded & have been using my F150 all summer hauling stuff for some major home repairs.

 

Sorry to hear about the heart attack, get well soon, glad you had someone to step in for you.

 

Hey thank you all for the best wishes.

I agree with you that this was the biggest job i ever half done but my truck is running perfect. Everything on it works great now. Dam you got to love fords. As for me i tried to go back to work but that didnt turn out so good. I need to give myself more time to heal. I am 56 years old and still in disbelief that this happened to me. But it is what it is so to speak. You guys take care thank you for the conversations and wisdom once more.

Rick