Unfortunately, Ford didn't think these pins needed dust covers. They only have metal around them.... and if you have dusty pads on there, it's curtains pretty soon.




I usually knock them into the hole with a chisel... then a large flathead the rest of the way.








No, it's not cheap. The timers have all been OEM, including the one I ordered this morning. I am actually going to send in the old one for a repair that eBay will warranty for two years. The repair service is 29 dollars.

 

​​​​​​.... And it will never go bad again. Good thinking! (That's why I have a spare alt and water pump in the garage.)

 

Ahhh, I remember those things now lol. It's been awhile.

 

Funny thing is, I don't recall having much problems with them.

 

For mostly street driving, they are probably OK. My Explorer saw a lot of dirt, mud, salt, dust, etc. So they were usually a grimed up black mess. Luckily Ford pulled their heads out in 95 and used the Bosch setup.

 

Thank you Brew! I'll be grabbing the 3m and seeing what happens!

 

White, thank you for the pics. I really wasn't sure how to go about this.

Jbrew, If this truck hadn't been sitting so long I'm sure I wouldn't be having these problems either. Good reason to change the brake fluid while im at it. This stuff is probably 15 years old at a minimum.

 

These are pretty rad.

 

White,
I'm beginning to think that SLC is like Mecca for not completely well hinged people.

For McDonalds, really?

But then again, I've been to hell, I mean DC and anywhere northeast of it.

 

I saw that... what a nut sack. It didn't used to be like this. I typed a bunch of stuff after this, but had to hit the backspace button.

Rory saves the day again.