I bought the whole set of 24 from Rock Auto, sold individually IIRC, along with the pump and miscellaneous gaskets.

Damn that sucks on the OEM followers.

 

Totally agree with everything here; I re-used ALL sensors and the tone wheel, as I had to also replace the front cover, the PS pump and a hand full of PS lines. I didn't even replace the VVT solenoids until much later and only because I wanted to, not because I had to. As much as the ~$1800 that all ran me, having to pull it apart to redo something (not to mention the gut wrench of still hearing noise if I cut corners) would have been far more worse. My tone ring was fine, and my chain had worn considerably into the front cover. If you've bought those parts, hang on to them, but if the stuff you take off is fine, return them.

 

Dang... Then that's $276 for the Melling lash adjusters on Rock Auto...

 

Gotta love inflation; I paid $205 last summer. Below is my full list copy-pasted from my Excel spread sheet hopefully you can make sense of it. my memory was off on the followers... $130.

Ford F150 Timing Job

Part Price Tool Price Unforeseen Price

Drive Belt $26.99 32mm Axle Socket $11.73 3/8" steering hose $19.30

Roller Followers $133.95 AC Disconnect $7.99Steering Pump $47.87

Mahle Timing Cover Gasket $15.01 1/2" Metric Socket set $27.02 Steering hard line $58.87

Crankshaft Seal $5.70 Chain Wrench $35.50 Steering filter $13.57

Melling Lash Adjusters $205.44 OTC Cam Tool $63.47 Timing Cover $137.79

Melling Oil Pump $126.79 Flex Ratchet Wrenches $20.99 Crank Pulley Bolt $10.52

Phaser Repair Kit $834.19 AC Vacuum Pump $149.95

Oil Pan Gasket $19.45

AC O rings $10.69 OTC Crankshaft Tool $79.18

Crank Pulley Bolt $13.50 OTC Valve Spring Compressor $116.67

Felpro VC Gasket Set $53.99 Cat Claw $5.54

Total $1,445.70 Total$518.04 Total $287.92

Grand Total$2,251.66

 

Actually, I was wrong, its $215 for 24 lash adjusters, and its $138 for 24 roller followers. (With 5% discount, and shipping, this is $370, $84 cheaper to buy all Ford OEM from the Online Ford Parts Catalog)

Since April, this is what I have bought for the truck (prices listed are total for each type)
* Denotes what's been installed

PARTS ($1839.59)
$397.58 - 2x Melling VCTA1000 VCT sprockets
$199.79 - Melling 3391SSC Timing Set with metal tensioners
$185.95 - Ford Racing M-9593-LU24A 6 hole injectors
$118.89 - Melling M340HV oil pump
$115.58 - 2x Melling VCTS1000 VCT Soloenoid
$76.46 -- * AutoMeter 4327 Ultra-Lite Oil Pressure gauge
$70.38 -- 6 gallons Motorcraft VC7DILB Coolant / Antifreeze (the 50/50 stuff)
$66.95 -- * AutoMeter 4357 Ultra-Lite Transmission Temp gauge
$60.79 -- Motorcraft Throttle Position Sensor (DY1164) (the updated one)
$55.79 -- * Dorman 590001 Fuel Pump Driver Module
$51.60 -- 12 quarts Motorcraft XT5QMC Transmission fluid
$50.79 -- FEL-PRO VS50664R Valve Cover gasket
$45.94 -- * Motocraft Purge Line 5l3z9d289a (from vapor purge valve to right side intake)
$41.57 -- Motorcraft Transmission thermostat 7l3z7h322a
$39.99 -- * AutoMeter 15312 A-Pillar Gauge Pod
$39.79 -- FEL-PRO TCS46078 Timing Cover gasket
$35.89 -- GMB 9252340 (925-2340) Radiator Fan Clutch
$25.96 -- 2x GATES 38001 Idler Pulley
$25.79 -- GATES 38274 Belt Tensioner
$25.95 -- * Fumoto F-106 oil drain valve
$23.79 -- GATES 43504 Water Pump
$23.79 -- * GATES EMH116 PCV Hose
$22.79 -- GATES 36157 Idler Pulley
$20.79 -- Dorman 265813 Transmission Oil Pan
$16.84 -- Motorcraft Connector Tube 3l3z6758ba1 (goes from behind MAF to right side valve cover)
$16.11 -- GATES 23657 Heater Hose / Pipe
$14.82 -- Motorcraft Tone Ring xw1z12a227ac
$13.11 -- Motorcraft FT105 Transmission fluid filter
$12.51 -- GATES 22863 Radiator Upper Hose
$12.51 -- GATES 22859 Radiator Lower Hose
$9.95 --- Motorcraft FG-1114 Fuel Filter
$5.20 --- Motorcraft VC-1 Radiator Flush
$2.64 --- Motorcraft Crankshaft Pulley Bolt f5rz6a340b
$6.24 --- * Brass Tee, 1/4" Female Pipe x 1/4" Male Pipe x 1/4" Female Pipe (for oil pressure sensor)

TOOLS ($867.58)
Almost $600 in Harbor Freight air tools, hoses and parts, 3/8" 50ft-lb torque wrench, and 21 gallon air compressor
$75.00 -- Tekton 3/4" 300ft-lbs torque wrench
$38.00 -- Tekton 1/2" 150ft-lbs torque wrench
$32.06 --
$22.50 --
$22.00 --
$13.27 -- PERFORMANCE TOOL W80585 Radiator Fan Clutch Wrench
$11.40 -- TEKTON 4936 1/2-Inch Drive by 36 mm Deep CR-MO and CR-V Impact Socket, 6-Point
$12.35 -- TEKTON WRN57110 Flex-Head Ratcheting Combination Wrench, 10 mm
$12.00 -- TEKTON WRN57108 Flex-Head Ratcheting Combination Wrench, 8 mm
$11.00 -- Lisle 56750 Seal Puller
$10.45 -- TEKTON 47823 3/4-Inch Drive (F) to 1/2-Inch Drive (M) Impact Reducer, Cr-V
$9.97 --- iFJF Timing Chain Locking Wedge Tool
$7.30 --- ARES 70024 | 3/8-inch and 5/16-inch Scissor Fuel Line Disconnect Tool
$5.38 --- Sunex 212zm 1/2-Inch Drive 12-mm 12-Point Impact Socket
$4.99 --- Pittsburgh 3pc impact wrench socket adapter set (3/8", 1/2", 3/4")
$4.91 --- Great Neck Saw TL4C Tack Lifter, color may vary

CONSUMABLES
$5.21 --- Permatex 27037 Optimum Black Gasket Maker 3.35oz

Items not related to engine or transmission ($721.29):
$171.58 - * 2x Raybestos 680178N Front Brake Rotor
$133.46 - * SENSEN Speedy Struts Complete Strut Assembly
$92.79 -- * Raybestos 1012H680182E3 Rear Brake Rotor kit (2x rotors and pad set)
$61.58 -- * 2x MOOG K80337 Stabilizer Bar Links
$59.46 -- * 6x 16oz Motorcraft PM21 Brake Fluid (DOT 5.1) -- Four bottles used in brake fluid bleed
$54.24 -- * Sensen Rear Pair Shocks
$49.89 -- * Motorcraft WLRA123 Window Regulator & Motor Assembly
$49.89 -- * Motorcraft WLRA122 Window Regulator & Motor Assembly
$28.79 -- * Wagner ThermoQuiet QC1083 Ceramic Disc Pad Set
$9.28 --- Timken 4278 Seal
$8.13 --- Timken 4765 Seal
$2.20 --- * Dorman Cotter Pins

 

While we're spending your money, do you have a lower-range torque wrench for the caps? The 50 ft lb is a little too big for that. They're 10 NM/~89 in lbs/~7.5 ft lbs. Better not count on values when working in the lower ~20% range of the wrench. That's where most of your error will be. It's probably given as +/-10% but kind of pushing it with that. Various other fasteners in that same torque range but not any others that I can think of that are all that critical.

Most all of the pullers, fan clutch wrench, etc., I rented for free at a local auto chain but you may not have that option.

 

Before you buy all those tools head to your local Autozone and see what they have in their tool loan program. I borrowed $180 worth of tools, a couple of them were brand new still sealed in their packaging. You have to pay for them up front, but stick that on a credit card and get all your money back when you return them.

 

Including an inch lb torque wrench, which I ended up keeping. I personally wouldn’t trust anything that critical from HF anyway.

 

LOL. I need to look at the wrench as to what it's max value is. I was only guessing that it was 50ft-lbs. It might be a 100 to 150in-lb wrench.

Did you miss the part where I said "Since April this is what I bought"? I'd rather own tools instead of borrow them every time I need them.

Well, I did buy the 3/4" 300ft-lb Pittsburgh torque wrench from HF, at the same time my mom bought me the Tekton 3/4" 300ft-lb wrench as a thank you gift (that I expected to get a month or two later for my birthday). The Tekton has a better build quality, so I returned the Pittsburgh wrench back to HF.

 

You might consider the Trans fluid change (flush) trick I employed recently on mine as I had read about on a forum. 1). Disconnected 'supply' line to my Oil Cooler & slipped a rubber hose over it - crammed it into a 1 gallon clear jug. 2) Cranked her up in Neutral - idled until jug was full. 3) cut engine off, dropped pan (easy / not messy because empty of fluid) and replaced filter and cleaned up pan & gasket. 4). Poured four quarts of Mercon V in, emptied the JUG, and cranked engine in neutral again until JUG full. 5). Repeated step 4 until fluid comming into jug looked just like what I was pouring in. 6). Reconnected cooler supply line and topped off with 4 more quarts. -- Actually wound up with slightly overfull (1/3 quart). I had bought 15 quarts and USED 14, but spilled some as usual with any fluid change work.

Though was done only preventatively, Tranny shifts beautifully 1000 miles later, seems to have smoother RPM drop during shifts. Smooth as hell for 250k original tran.