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SportTrac Discussion
General Sport Trac Discussion
2002 ST Driver door says "DOOR AJAR"
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<blockquote data-quote="Evox" data-source="post: 1042147" data-attributes="member: 74754"><p>Do you have or have access to an impact wrench? If not, this might be a good excuse to buy one. I can't imagine life without my power tools. <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😀" title="Grinning face :grinning:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" data-shortname=":grinning:" /></p><p></p><p>My tools reduce my cost of ownership to fuel, parts, fluids, fuel and saves my personal time. If it saves you one trip to a professional mechanic, it'll pay for itself in labor costs alone. After that, take care of your tools, and they continue to pay you dividends.</p><p></p><p>A good motivation is to get a quote from a professional mechanic on replacing the body bushings. If you really want to inflate your feeling of accomplishment ask a Ford Dealership what they'd charge you. I guarantee you'll come out ahead buying a high-quality cordless impact wrench. And then, when it comes time to overhaul your suspension, you'll be ahead of the game.</p><p></p><p>I don't have to deal with corrosion here in the southeast. But I still had to use a propane torch on the bolts. Even so, I don't think it took me any more than a Saturday morning to get mine done, and that's working alone. If you have another set of hands, it'd probably go faster. Soak everything in penetrating oil Friday night, get up early Saturday, hit it again, and keep a touch handy for any problems. </p><p></p><p>You won't regret it. Having good body bushings goes a long way to restoring the ride of the truck to like new. If you overhaul the suspension, it'll feel like you're driving it off a new car lot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Evox, post: 1042147, member: 74754"] Do you have or have access to an impact wrench? If not, this might be a good excuse to buy one. I can't imagine life without my power tools. 😀 My tools reduce my cost of ownership to fuel, parts, fluids, fuel and saves my personal time. If it saves you one trip to a professional mechanic, it'll pay for itself in labor costs alone. After that, take care of your tools, and they continue to pay you dividends. A good motivation is to get a quote from a professional mechanic on replacing the body bushings. If you really want to inflate your feeling of accomplishment ask a Ford Dealership what they'd charge you. I guarantee you'll come out ahead buying a high-quality cordless impact wrench. And then, when it comes time to overhaul your suspension, you'll be ahead of the game. I don't have to deal with corrosion here in the southeast. But I still had to use a propane torch on the bolts. Even so, I don't think it took me any more than a Saturday morning to get mine done, and that's working alone. If you have another set of hands, it'd probably go faster. Soak everything in penetrating oil Friday night, get up early Saturday, hit it again, and keep a touch handy for any problems. You won't regret it. Having good body bushings goes a long way to restoring the ride of the truck to like new. If you overhaul the suspension, it'll feel like you're driving it off a new car lot. [/QUOTE]
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