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- April 3, 2009
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- City, State
- Kailua-Oahu, Hawaii
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- '05 Sport Trac XLS (RWD)
Body Mount Compression
Just wanted to give OffTrac (Hugh) a big thanks for the incredible deal on the OEM bushings. Bought 7 of 8 new foam cab mounts from him for $75 shipped, and priced them from a reputable Ford online parts dealer for $786. Having minimal corrosion, this job was extremely easy by myself using two essential tools OffTrac had mentioned in his sticky. 1/2" impact wrench, preferably 120V electric with 7 to 8 amp minimum, and a propane torch to soften the blue factory thread locker. Heated the tip of the bolts from the bottom for 20 seconds and they zipped right out without issues separating from the lower mount. Loosened the radiator core mount nuts until almost off, and removed the remaining three cab mount bolts while leaving all the the drivers side mounts tight. Removed ALL the blue factory thread lock with a wire wheel and torqued to spec. Pics below show over 1/4" of shrinkage or compression after 10 years. The top mount center sleeves were flared and bottoming out on the lower flange causing noise.
Just wanted to give OffTrac (Hugh) a big thanks for the incredible deal on the OEM bushings. Bought 7 of 8 new foam cab mounts from him for $75 shipped, and priced them from a reputable Ford online parts dealer for $786. Having minimal corrosion, this job was extremely easy by myself using two essential tools OffTrac had mentioned in his sticky. 1/2" impact wrench, preferably 120V electric with 7 to 8 amp minimum, and a propane torch to soften the blue factory thread locker. Heated the tip of the bolts from the bottom for 20 seconds and they zipped right out without issues separating from the lower mount. Loosened the radiator core mount nuts until almost off, and removed the remaining three cab mount bolts while leaving all the the drivers side mounts tight. Removed ALL the blue factory thread lock with a wire wheel and torqued to spec. Pics below show over 1/4" of shrinkage or compression after 10 years. The top mount center sleeves were flared and bottoming out on the lower flange causing noise.