dash shaking
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Mountain Pass
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dash shaking
Fixed my dash this evening, very simple process to stop the rattling and shaking. Thought I'd take some photos to help others. Total cost $6.49. Time 10 minutes. Easier with two people.
First remove the screws holding the passenger kick panel.
Upper:
Lower:
Inside: Take this out with a screwdriver or your thumb. Just pulls straight out:
Here's the screw after I pulled it out:
I wanted to put this heavy duty brace in, because I had it on hand and heavy duty is better! But I would have had to cut the kickpanel so I drove to the hardware store and picked up the inside L brace:
Inside L brace I bought. No need for galvanized, but that's all they had:
Had my helper hold the dash up in the original position, marked the lower holes, drilled them, then had the helper raised the dash while I screwed them in. Then put a screw in the dash to tie it together:
If I were doing it over I would use 2 1/2" braces just to get two screws into the dash. It's working great for now, and way cheaper than the $30 plus kits I saw on Ebay.
Real simple job, stops a lot of noise, and it took me a lot longer to do this writeup than the actual repair.
First remove the screws holding the passenger kick panel.
Upper:
Lower:
Inside: Take this out with a screwdriver or your thumb. Just pulls straight out:
Here's the screw after I pulled it out:
I wanted to put this heavy duty brace in, because I had it on hand and heavy duty is better! But I would have had to cut the kickpanel so I drove to the hardware store and picked up the inside L brace:
Inside L brace I bought. No need for galvanized, but that's all they had:
Had my helper hold the dash up in the original position, marked the lower holes, drilled them, then had the helper raised the dash while I screwed them in. Then put a screw in the dash to tie it together:
If I were doing it over I would use 2 1/2" braces just to get two screws into the dash. It's working great for now, and way cheaper than the $30 plus kits I saw on Ebay.
Real simple job, stops a lot of noise, and it took me a lot longer to do this writeup than the actual repair.
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Mountain Pass
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I should have. Just forgot. Don't want to undo the screws if I don't have to, so if it holds I'm just going to leave it alone.
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Mountain Pass
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It's not going to take long! I am going back and gluing the piece.
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I used the repair kit from Ford too, but after repairing other broken plastic pieces with Quicklook2's screen and epoxy idea, that is how I will repair the next broken dash I run into.
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Man, I'm in the same boat. I'm new to this truck, only driven it about 200 miles since I bought it just recently. The thing shakes so bad I was about afraid it was going to break off completely and fall on the floor. Thanks for the great fix-it tips.
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Thanks for the post and pictures. I have the same problem on mine and was just about post asking for help when I saw yours. Trying to go through the truck and fix all the little annoying things.
Thanks,
TC
Thanks,
TC
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I went ahead and used the corner braces as a quick fix and it's working OK so far. Eventually I want to either try the epoxy/screen idea or just buy the replacement part. I stopped by the dealership a while back and they have a replacement part listed. I don't know if I would call it a kit. The picture looks more like just a new bracket. I think he said it was about $25 and had to order it, of course.
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Mountain Pass
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Got the same issue with the A pillar trim pieces separating right where they bend down.
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