Need advice

[Mike Roncarati]

From a prior post, my ST has been diagnosed by the dealer to need a transmission mount replaced, as well as a torsion bar isolator. They have ordered the parts, and are waiting for me to call and set up an appointment to have them rip me off, I mean put them in. With the oil pressure switch and those other 2 parts they want $360.00 labor. Are these things any mechanic can do? A co-worker has a mechanic and ran those parts by him and he said labor would be about $150 for all three parts, sounds like a deal. My question though is: Are there any special tools or anything fancy from Ford that would be needed for the torsion bar isolator?



Thanks, Always looking to save a few bucks!

 

[Jeff C]

You can do the oil pressure switch yourself. Takes maybe a half hour. The part itself is only $9-$11 at part stores.

 

[Mike Roncarati]

Yeah, I wasn't going to have the dealer do that one, they wanted 60.00 to do that alone. I just wanted to make sure this other mechanic would be able to handle the other 2. Thanks.

 

[Mike Roncarati]

Yeah, I wasn't going to have the dealer do that one, they wanted 60.00 to do that alone. I just wanted to make sure this other mechanic would be able to handle the other 2. Thanks.

 

[Hal S]

Mike,

the torsion bar repair is the only part that might be iffy.

As long as your guy has experience with unloading the torsion bars, you should be ok.