Creaking, Cracking Dashboard
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Creaking, Cracking Dashboard
My 92 F250 dashboard is quite noisy. I tried a search on this but am not too search savvy and didn't find anything.
When it's cold, and I turn up the front windshield heat for a while, I get a loud snap (part way through the warming process) from the dash that scares most people in the pasenger seat. Something plastic under the dash is expanding and giving at a certain point.
The dash is also a bit rattly over bumps. Has anyone come up with a solution for this. Maybe rubber washers or spacers at the connection points.
Any ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks
Mr. P
When it's cold, and I turn up the front windshield heat for a while, I get a loud snap (part way through the warming process) from the dash that scares most people in the pasenger seat. Something plastic under the dash is expanding and giving at a certain point.
The dash is also a bit rattly over bumps. Has anyone come up with a solution for this. Maybe rubber washers or spacers at the connection points.
Any ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks
Mr. P
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The early 90's Fords had dash brackets known to fail and cause rattles. Ford has a bracket upgrade kit speciifically for the problem. I tried a search looking for the ##, but failed.
Call your Ford dealer, his parts guy should know of it. Look at your mounting brackets first, of course.
Call your Ford dealer, his parts guy should know of it. Look at your mounting brackets first, of course.
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See if this works to a thread on the subject...one of the posts has a parts schematic.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/s...light=dash+kit
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/s...light=dash+kit
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Thanks for the bracket tip. I seem to remember hearing something about this quite some time ago. I will be checking it out to see if they are still intact. The schematic link was also helpful. Why it happens during warmup may become more apperent once I get inder and have a look.
Thanks for the help.
Mr. P
Thanks for the help.
Mr. P
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