HELP: Level Kit...Is this normal?
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From: Houston
It is not that it was too tight, it was reinstalled incorrectly. The IWE is very weak. When putting the CV axle back, you have to be super careful to spin the hub and gently re-engage the axle all the way until the neck is exposed. If you just poke the threads through and grab it with the nut and shoot it tight, it busts the seal on the actuator and it won't hold vacuum, so it won't stay in 2WD. (Or you can do the vacuum method.)
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Joined: Feb 2017
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From: Annapolis MD
Ford, Under Warranty luckily. Although, it was my fault.
Yeah, so after all this I was able to find a YouTube video that describes exactly how you should put it back together correctly. Next time I guess.
It is not that it was too tight, it was reinstalled incorrectly. The IWE is very weak. When putting the CV axle back, you have to be super careful to spin the hub and gently re-engage the axle all the way until the neck is exposed. If you just poke the threads through and grab it with the nut and shoot it tight, it busts the seal on the actuator and it won't hold vacuum, so it won't stay in 2WD. (Or you can do the vacuum method.)
