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Just did for the first time a front brake pad replacement on my 2003. Could not beleive how easy it was. Is it necessary or a good idea to use blue loctite on the Caliper bolts? I did not use any and starting to question if I should have Thanks Greg

I have a 2003 Sport trac with 148,000 miles. When the engine is cold and I start it, it idles slightly rough. Then when I put it into drive the rpms drop to almost nothing for a second and almost stalls, then it picks back up and idles at 900rpm. When the engine is warm there is no problem...

My 2003 2WD with 138,000 miles periodically makes a whirling type noise (best I can describe it) when starting out. Sometimes when I am accelerating from a stop it make the noise up to about 40mph, sometimes it does not. Its the sound you hear from a dump truck or garbage truck when it is...

When I start my Sport trac I do not have any noises, but as soon as I put it in gear I hear a rattle. It appears to be coming from the Alternator. Can an alternator make a rattle noise when it is going bad. It is still charging fine Thanks Greg

I change my oil every 5,000 miles and I have been using Castrol GTX High Mileage 5W-30 ever since the Sport trac hit 75,000 miles. During the last two oil changes (last one at 121,000 miles) after I change the oil and start the vehicle I get a grinding noise or metal on metal noise for about 3...

Had to replace a missing parking brake spring on the driver side rear brakes. The old one was missing and Fordparts.com diagram looks slightly different. You will notice in the picture the other brake line now is up against a frame bracket about 2" from the plastic piece with no protection...

There is a broken spring about five inches long that's dangling inside my driver side rear wheel well. The top of the spring is attached to the inner plastic wheel well. It is above the parking brake cables. Would someone let me know what this is for and where the bottom of the replacement...

Anyone know the torque specs for tightening the rear brakes caliber bolts on an 03? Thanks Greg

I had to replace the hood on my 2003 due to an accident. I Took the hood and hood hinges from a 2002. My only problem is the back edge where it rests on the rubber is a 1/4 inch lower than the sheet metal cowling area behind it. The hinge slots where the four bolts screw into the firewall...

My parking brake goes almost all the way to the floor before the pads hold tight against the rotors on my 2003. Is there away to adjust the cable? I looked underneath, but did not see where the cable could be adjusted. I don't believe the star wheel adjustment at the pads will resolve the...

I have the original Goodyear spare tire on my 2003 that has never been used. Would it still be good? I heard tires should be replaced after I think four years when in use, but not sure about the spare. Thanks for the help Greg

Well my daughter had an accident and I have to replace the Hood on my 2003 Sport Trac. Would anyone know what models years before and after have the identical hood as the 2003? Do you have any advice when I am looking around for a replacement Hood at Salvage yards? Also notice there are...

My 2003 Sport trac has 110,000 on it. When cold and I start the truck the RPM's go up to about 1500 for a second, then drop to around 600RPM for a second, then the truck almost wants to stall, then goes to a smooth idle at 1000RPM's. When the truck has been driven for a while I do not have the...

Thank you to all who replied to my previous posting on Tie Rods. I did some checking of my Tie rods, ball joints and Upper and Lower control arms. Here is what I did and found: 1. With hands on 9 and 3 position I moved the tires back and forth. When I move the Drivers tire it also...

Back at 80,000 miles I purchased a 3 year alignment plan with NTB. At 100,000 miles I took it in for another alignment and they said it needed upper and lower ball joints for a total of $1100.00. At that time I decided to hold off and now at 105,000 miles I took it to a different NTB and they...

I noticed on quite a few sport tracs the driver side rear bumper sag's and mine has started to do it. Does anyone know what causes this? Also how do I remove the black plastic step protectors on the top of the bumper and also remove the bumper. Last has anyone sprayed their faded plastic...

Just picked up my 03 Sport Trac 2wd from NTB for an alignment, I have 102,000 miles on it. They said I needed new upper control arms and lower ball joints at a cost of $1300.00. Has anyone replaced them themseleves? I looked at some on line You Tube videos and it does not look that...

I am replacing my radiator hoses, in between the thermostate housing and the water pump is a small 4" hose connecting them. Looks real tight to get a new hose in place. Is it possible to replace this hose without removing the thermostate housing or water pump? Thanks for the help...

My Temp gauge goes to the mid point between cold and hot as soon as I start the truck. I am going to replace the sensor, but not sure which one to replace. When I stand in from of the engine I see two sensors behind the thermostate housing, to the left is one with an orange electical...

Bought an 03 Sport Trac used for my daughter with 80,000 miles on it and now its at the 100,000 mile mark. I looked under the vehicle, but could not see any grease fittings for the ball joints, etc. Does the steering linkage require no mainteance like greasing? Also what kind of...