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Ball joint won't take grease
My thought exactly. We'll see how it does after it seats in with some wear.- needlenose
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Ball joint won't take grease
I had a silly little problem yesterday that took about an hour of laying in the rain changing zerks and spraying the joint with colorful language before I understood what the problem was. I figured I would pass it on to the next wretch with a ball joint problem and a deadline. I put a complete...- needlenose
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"Waller'd" I-Beam
Yeah, I bought one of those trucks.... :)- needlenose
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"Waller'd" I-Beam
I thought about just running it. But I'm worried about the nearly .25" tolerance with the alignment. you can see how much of the old bush collapsed into the space. The last alignment guy I took it to said he wouldn't warranty anything since the bushings were to old and nothing would hold.- needlenose
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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"Waller'd" I-Beam
LOL, already found the kit, the axle, and told the wife a '05+ SD SAS is coming just last night. :) It's really not that expensive for what you get. Imagine the brakes.... I can't believe how many key parts you can't get for the 2wd anymore. No beams, and no spindles(that I have found so far)...- needlenose
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"Waller'd" I-Beam
I thought the bushing came out too easy... sure enough. Yep, some clown apparently ran the bushing so long it started eating into the beam. I didn't even know that was possible since the entire bushing is encased and enclosed. You can see the bushing actually deformed to match the hole. Any...- needlenose
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2WD Coil Spring Isolator
FYI, Oreilly's has part# MasterPro FM1649 which is an insulator for a Crown Vic. Fits almost perfectly. I doubt it will move much with 1000lbs+ of force pushing down on it. It's much thicker than the original sandwich baggie material that was on it before. Probably because the Vic is a much...- needlenose
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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2WD Coil Spring Isolator
Some times I just gotta ask first.... https://www.napaonline.com/en/search/replacement-parts/steering-and-suspension/springs-and-torsion-bars/coil-spring-insulator/201585404- needlenose
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2WD Coil Spring Isolator
Does anyone know where to buy 9 in the image below? It's the little rubber isolator between the coil spring and the cup. None of the box stores seem to have it. Rockauto doesn't know about them either, and the Ford part site I got this image from skips 9 altogether in their list of parts...- needlenose
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Rear brake auto-adjust cable
Thanks for this. This is exactly what I will do.- needlenose
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Rear brake auto-adjust cable
Weird, I got a brake h/w kit from Autozone earlier today. It has every single part but the cable. I found a cable from Advance, but they claim it doesn't fit my truck. Looks jut like mine though. Thanks for the tips! Now I'm having bleeding problems.... well the truck is. Although I might as...- needlenose
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Rear brake auto-adjust cable
Where do I find these? None of the box stores seem to carry them. At least, I'm not smart enough to find them listed on their websites. I have a broken one(actually the ferrule came off somehow) Contemplating just reassembling it without one and manually adjusting it like pretty much every...- needlenose
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Intermittent floppy clutch pedal
Nope. Just when sitting still idling. :) It's not something I really do very often. But have had two occasions waiting with little kids in the truck and the a/c on. Did it both times. No pressure at all. I have to pull it back up with a toe. Also had it do it once while fueling. Only 5min and...- needlenose
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Intermittent floppy clutch pedal
Nope. I'm one of those ****** guys running a certain evil 5.9l six cyl. :Thumbs Up The exhaust is on the other side of the engine. I've been running manuals my entire life and I've never see something like this. Will probably just replace everything, but I would like to at least understand...- needlenose
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Intermittent floppy clutch pedal
If my truck idles for very long(5 min or so) in neutral, the clutch pedal goes completely limp. Pumps right back up immediately. No leaks, full of fluid. Works perfectly fine all other times. I assume it's just time for a new m/c. But what the what?- needlenose
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