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When you find one, be sure to ask for the mounting clamps! They bolt to existing holes in the bedside and are somewhat unique. There are similar clamp that will work with minor mods, like new holes.

Well, I took the truck back in for the alignment today, and the tech hit a snag that I don't understand. He was able to get everything into specs except the camber on the right side. It's at 2.1 degrees, outside the max allowable 1.2 degrees. I didn't talk to the tech, but the guys at the front...

I have an ARE on my '02, and it's nice. The topper on my '01 is a Raider made in Canada. The outside fit and finish is fine, but the inside fit isn't equal to the ARE. None of that really matters now as you'll want to snap up whatever you find. You won't have enough options to be picky at this...

According to the 2002 Wiring Diagram Manual, there was a major change as of 2/18/02. On early models, F1.33 in the Battery Junction Box near the brake reservoir is a 15A fuse that controls the main light switch and parking lamp relay. F1.33 is pretty much right in the middle of the BJB. The 3...

I really don't know. This is only the second time in my life that I've replaced front end parts. The outer tie rods on our '98 Escort a couple of months ago was the first. Are you sure it has the adjustable cam bolts? Asking because I first thought my trucks did, but I was wrong. They'll have...

The fuse I pulled on my '02 Sport Trac was in the battery junction box. Nothing else was affected.

I can't really answer any of your questions, but a '97 won't have PATS, so the correct key is the one that's cut to fit the cylinder. We had a '79 Ranchero that would start without a key, a fact I discovered when we were moving and I started it without thinking about it. I didn't realize the...

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I don't remember if they all are, but the CJs and SCJs are with their 11.3 to 1 compression.

I would have used a pipe wrench if I hadn't already had the 36mm. I don't remember and can't imagine why, given my knowledge and experience at the time, but in my late 20's I had a head off my 429 Cobra Jet for some reason. I do remember that's when and why I bought a torque wrench. The...

That should work. It's the right size and long enough for good leverage. Once the inner tie rod breaks loose, it should turn out easily. You only need the wrench to break it loose and to get the new one tight. Only thing is, you, like me, won't be able to torque it to spec. I bought the $9...

It's actually the shock tower that's in the way, not the shock itself.

I've been seeing a Mountaineer Monterey locally and wondering just what it is!

There's plenty of room for the bolt between the brake lines and the frame, but there's no room for the washers, so they need to stay toward the other end of the bolt while you feed the bolt past the lines. You have to hold and maneuver the bolt with your fingertips because there's no room for...

There's a lot about these trucks that show future serviceability wasn't a consideration. I can't answer the question about fuel lines. A flipped bolt shouldn't be a problem except for being able to get a wrench on the nut if it has cam washers on both sides of the control arm bushing. The bolts...

Yes, replacing only the part of the upper control arm with the ball joint shouldn't require an alignment if everything else is good. It's not difficult to get the new part in the exact position the old one was in, and the new part seemed to fix the camber on the right front wheel - it was off...

I bought my '02 ST at the end of 2012 with 63,850 miles on it. I've put just short of 70,000 miles on it since. The steering has always been quick and tight despite zero maintenance. I bought new tires a year and a half ago and didn't take care of the obvious camber issue on the right side. As a...

Found it! Hope this helps!

I finally got back to this today. It's supposed to be 80 this weekend and his a/c doesn't work. I put 2 foam washers (I don't know what they're really for, but they were ideal for this) between the front channel mount and the door to space the channel a little inward. I noticed the glass was/had...

I spend way too much time on YouTube, and a day or 2 ago I noticed a video about wiring a tailgate mounted camera. I didn't watch it or copy the link. Sorry.

This one was a 5.0, so not too bad. My biggest concern before I started was the bolts being corroded and not wanting to loosen, but they came out with no problems.

Did it again yesterday. Both times, it was cranking and the automatic door locks interrupted the cranking. (I don't like those, either. I've tried to disable it without success.) It does that now and then, so maybe it's messed with the gauges before and I just haven't noticed.

1st drive in my '74 Ranchero after my mechanic friend, Sam, finished the 472 (bored 460), back before people were doing much with 460s, went like this - started it up and let it run in the shop for 20 minutes while we checked for leaks and he fine tuned it. Sam got behind the wheel for the test...

Forgot that the digital trip odometer cleared as well. I much prefer the analog trip odometer that only clears when I want it to.

All the gauges - fuel, oil pressure, temp, battery - in my '04 Sport Trac clicked and bounced at 0 for a few seconds at start-up yesterday. That's the only time it's done it as far as I know. After just enough time for me to notice and get concerned, they all behaved normally.