steering rack

I recently purchased a 2015 explorer 3.5 engine. I soon noticed a knocking sound coming from the front when driving over an uneven road. Sounded to me likewise a bad strut. The truck has 64,000 miles on it so a strut could be on its way out. I took it to a local aes registered repair shop and...

I'm loosening the motor mounts on my '99 Mountaineer so I can jack the motor up to get the steering rack out. I've loosened the 4 nuts as much as I can without taking then completely off. The problem is, that still isn't high enough for me to clear the oil pan to get the rack out. If I jack...

I'm in the process of removing the steering rack on a '99 Mountaineer with the 5.0 V8. The main power steering pressure line and the line to the p.s. cooler are next to impossible to reach. It looks like the bracket that holds the oil filter, If removed, will allow me plenty of clearance to...