First Truck
02-23-2016, 03:26 PM
#1
First Truck
So I just bought my first truck and it is a 2002 ford f-150 supercrew cab with the triton 5.4 but the issue i have is I have a list of stuff it needs for inspection to pass.I will post list soon and if anyone knows where I can get some of these parts cheaply it would help alot thanks.
Last edited by ucrenegade; 02-23-2016 at 03:51 PM.
02-23-2016, 03:50 PM
#3
LS reverse
rear lights not DOT or SAE
prindle not working
air bag light on
horn don't work
no middle seat belt
drive belt cracked
both lower ball joints
both upper ball joints
control bushings
idler arm
Now I am not a mechanic so I have no clue how much that will cost but my mechanic said it would be alot.
I also have a issue it feels like the tires don't have a spring in them. I wonder if it is because they are bigger tires why the ride does not feel as smooth as a car.
rear lights not DOT or SAE
prindle not working
air bag light on
horn don't work
no middle seat belt
drive belt cracked
both lower ball joints
both upper ball joints
control bushings
idler arm
Now I am not a mechanic so I have no clue how much that will cost but my mechanic said it would be alot.
I also have a issue it feels like the tires don't have a spring in them. I wonder if it is because they are bigger tires why the ride does not feel as smooth as a car.
02-23-2016, 10:51 PM
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LS reverse
rear lights not DOT or SAE
prindle not working
air bag light on
horn don't work
no middle seat belt
drive belt cracked
both lower ball joints
both upper ball joints
control bushings
idler arm
Now I am not a mechanic so I have no clue how much that will cost but my mechanic said it would be alot.
I also have a issue it feels like the tires don't have a spring in them. I wonder if it is because they are bigger tires why the ride does not feel as smooth as a car.
rear lights not DOT or SAE
prindle not working
air bag light on
horn don't work
no middle seat belt
drive belt cracked
both lower ball joints
both upper ball joints
control bushings
idler arm
Now I am not a mechanic so I have no clue how much that will cost but my mechanic said it would be alot.
I also have a issue it feels like the tires don't have a spring in them. I wonder if it is because they are bigger tires why the ride does not feel as smooth as a car.
Wth is a drive belt? Im guessing the serpentine belt?
What is a prindle?
If the upper control arm bushings are bad just replace the whole control arm.
Last edited by jprevat; 02-23-2016 at 10:54 PM.
02-23-2016, 10:57 PM
#6
I had to look up prindle. I call it a shift indicator.
If you have a garage, floor jack and a set of metric sockets you can do most of that in a day. Airbag light I'd let a shop fix.
To give you an idea of cost, just the ball joints, bushings and idler arm will run $1500 at a shop but you can do yourself for $300 with an alignment. Heck even a serpentine belt would be $150-250 at a shop. A belt costs $40 and takes a half hour to change if it's your first time.
Rockauto.com or amazon.com if you order before hand, otherwise any auto parts store will have it all. Rent a ball joint press.
YouTube it all beforehand.
If you have a garage, floor jack and a set of metric sockets you can do most of that in a day. Airbag light I'd let a shop fix.
To give you an idea of cost, just the ball joints, bushings and idler arm will run $1500 at a shop but you can do yourself for $300 with an alignment. Heck even a serpentine belt would be $150-250 at a shop. A belt costs $40 and takes a half hour to change if it's your first time.
Rockauto.com or amazon.com if you order before hand, otherwise any auto parts store will have it all. Rent a ball joint press.
YouTube it all beforehand.
Last edited by Tackle; 02-23-2016 at 10:59 PM.
02-23-2016, 11:09 PM
#7
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I had to look up prindle. I call it a shift indicator.
If you have a garage, floor jack and a set of metric sockets you can do most of that in a day. Airbag light I'd let a shop fix.
To give you an idea of cost, just the ball joints, bushings and idler arm will run $1500 at a shop but you can do yourself for $300 with an alignment. Heck even a serpentine belt would be $150-250 at a shop. A belt costs $40 and takes a half hour to change if it's your first time.
Rockauto.com or amazon.com if you order before hand, otherwise any auto parts store will have it all. Rent a ball joint press.
YouTube it all beforehand.
If you have a garage, floor jack and a set of metric sockets you can do most of that in a day. Airbag light I'd let a shop fix.
To give you an idea of cost, just the ball joints, bushings and idler arm will run $1500 at a shop but you can do yourself for $300 with an alignment. Heck even a serpentine belt would be $150-250 at a shop. A belt costs $40 and takes a half hour to change if it's your first time.
Rockauto.com or amazon.com if you order before hand, otherwise any auto parts store will have it all. Rent a ball joint press.
YouTube it all beforehand.
You are spot on about the shop time. I just did my ucas and lower ball joints a couple of weekends ago. I think they took me 6 hours lolligagging. The shop wanted 500 if I bought the parts.
The airbag light could be anything from the clockspring to a fuse or the lightbulb in the indicator on the right side of the dash being burned out.
And youtube can teach you so much. Watch some videos and see if you can handle the different jobs OP.
Great points Tackle.
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02-24-2016, 08:20 AM
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Yeah it was a private party I paid 5 k for it and the truck itself has 232 k but their is a rebuilt engine in it with about 20 k on it.
02-24-2016, 08:24 AM
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