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Good morning thinkers!- Hope you have a good weekend planned- its another day in the saltmine for me- ( removing any signage with the old company name on it)- oh well, supposed to rain all weekend anyway-
Brew, i cant imagine how Fox shocks would make our old trucks ride better than the Monroe Reflex i put on Blue- like you said, theyre not caddys, theyre trucks- i really like the way it rides-( but i just might spring for Foxes the next time, just for kicks and comparisons!)
White- man, its starting to sound like trade in time on the Escape!- hope its an easy fix-
AK, and the rest of you fellers, keep your whistle wet and your powder dry!
I think it is the torque converter. It's going into a neutral condition when the rpms get above 3K, and you can hear a "rotating grinding" sound sometimes as well. Fluid is still nice and pink, but it stinks really bad.... smells acidic, for lack of a better description.
Lots of shock choices, lots of homework to do.
White: Man that sucks! Changing the T/C would be bad enough. I hope it's not new/rebuild trans time.
Brew: I meant to mention last night --- Shame on you! I can't unsee that!!! (And I guess shame on White for posting it in the first place.)
While I'm tearing into everything again for the UCA's, I figured I might as well replace the lower ball joints.
I may as well rebuild it at this point.... The Wife has been wanting a new vehicle.... so I might just park the Escape for a bit and buy her a van. Probably a Toyota or Honda because Ford hasn't built a decent van since the Aerostar. For now, I registered the Expy last night. Guess I better go look it over this morning and make sure it's all up to snuff.... wish I could make it get better mpg's.
Yep. I have blue, red and green. Had some low-strength purple at one time, too. THIS CHART shows all their various stuff and where/when to use it. Definitely a wide range of products.
I checked everything over last evening, and all is tight. Seems to me I recall hearing that pop once or twice in the past as well. Eh, maybe I'll follow the path of others here on the forum and "just keep throwing parts at it until it stops."
Actually, with closer to 180K on the OEM suspension, a freshening-up is probably a good idea anyway.
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The 98 made the same noise way way back when, specially driving slow , entering a driveway approach then a loud knock as soon the wheel hit the driveway. I must of looked at those big bolts half a dozen times before sticking a socket on them, they didn't look loose. On the e-way the same side would click. What happened was I didn't use new bolts, your really suppose to replace those bolts once removed. That info is in Ford service if you have the DVD. New bolts will pre - applied loc-tite on them. Blue or Redish in color, -
But really, all you have do is clean them up, prep with acetone and use a good Loctite yourself which usually isn't available locally, have to order the good stuff.
Well got a glimpse into the future... this is what my truck will look like if I don't fix the rust.
So glad they don't use rock salt out here. (The brine is bad enough, though.)
I came across an interesting video series on YouTube. Gale Banks will be testing aftermarket diff covers. In Part 2.1, they install a clear plastic cover and show what happens inside. Pretty cool stuff and in-depth info, and he brings up some good points about "working" the fluid excessively.
The 98 made the same noise way way back when, specially driving slow , entering a driveway approach then a loud knock as soon the wheel hit the driveway. I must of looked at those big bolts half a dozen times before sticking a socket on them, they didn't look loose. On the e-way the same side would click. What happened was I didn't use new bolts, your really suppose to replace those bolts once removed. That info is in Ford service if you have the DVD. New bolts will pre - applied loc-tite on them. Blue or Redish in color, -
But really, all you have do is clean them up, prep with acetone and use a good Loctite yourself which usually isn't available locally, have to order the good stuff.
Thanks for the added info, Brew. They'll be coming off again soon, so I'll be sure to give them a super-duper cleaning before applying the LocTite and cinching them back up tight.
Thanks for the added info, Brew. They'll be coming off again soon, so I'll be sure to give them a super-duper cleaning before applying the LocTite and cinching them back up tight.
I noticed your brakes were hanging, they are not releasing completely. It's a common F150 problem because of the cheap pin assemblies. That creates a heat problem with these things and excessive wear. The pins will never work well. The best you can do is use a 3M 08946 on the pins. It's a clear silicon paste that beats Napa's ceramic purple. Helps a ton. The only way to get rid of the problem is go with an Expy/7700 swap. They do not suffer that problem since they incorporate fully machined and sleeved pins which completely release. That's the best part of that swap for me, no more pin maintenance.
With your F150 set up you could incorporate caliper springs which help retract both steel and phenolic piston calipers. I haven't tried those with the original set up, used them on and off with Expy/7700 set up before realizing I didn't need them with that set up. The expy/7700 pins upgrade keeps them apart. Could of used with the original set up though, they were always sticking, specially in the winter. Here's the springs I'm referring too, -
(And I guess shame on White for posting it in the first place.) 
