Recent content by Frank Maleno 2

Is the engine in your 2001 a 4.0 SOHC? I should have clarified my post and said 4.0 SOHC. I guess there is two different 4.0's available on ST's, at least that's what I've been told.

What motor did you go with? 4.0 SOCH or another? What was the original motor?

That's great. :haveabeer:

After reading a lot of the posts about the 4.0 timing chain guide's and related parts I've become paranoid and even though my 2005 with almost 90,000 miles is showing no sign of this problem. I talked with the Ford Tech at our local dealership and he said that by 2005 Ford had corrected the...

I haven't tried it because my bed is in great condition but I imagine if you cleaned it with Final wash like you would metal then primed it with a plastic parts primer with a flex agent (like you would a bumper cover) then paint it with a good quality bed liner. I think it would work fine.

Well I've just got to stop looking under this truck. 1st it was the shocks then it was the shackles now it's the rear axel seal. The fun just never ends. I've ordered both seals and a gasket and hopefully after this is done I won't find anything else to fix. :banana:

Same here and I have to log out to read post's and then log back in the reply or post anything.

Yeah so were mine but with the help of an air hammer and PB Blaster and a lot of swearing I got them out of the bushings. Should have been easy but I wouldn't say it went that way at all but it's done and now to see what the Ford Service writer has to say as to why they didn't catch this. I...

While inspecting the underside of my 05 ST 4wd XLT I found rear shackles were very rusty and cracked to the point that the one on the driver's side was split in two. Now I really don't have a problem with this because I live in the northeast and the winters are tough on all cars here. That said...

They look somewhat similar but not exactly the same but I will defiantly keep this issue in mind and I appreciate you letting me know in advance. I was just wondering how long they had been on your ST before you tried to remove them. I don't plan on keeping them in my Sport Trac all the time.

yuck thanks for the heads up on the rust issue.

Thanks but I hope I never have to do that job again I have all of those tools you mentioned and I removed the spare as well I didn't think to loosen the Evaporator canister though. Thanks

The Ford garage recommended that I replace my rear shocks saying they were very rusty and they are the OEM from 2005. Well I've never paid anybody to replace something simple as shocks so I order a pair of KYB gas adjustable shocks. I received them last Friday and after work I climbed under the...

I bought the horizontal bars from Amazon and they are aluminum and very light.

At almost another 100K miles since the new trans was installed I would think you should get the trans service done and while there have them check it out, it could be just needing a service and nothing serious.