UPDATE : RE: [Shotimes] Anyone Heard of a Sub Frame Bushing Recall?

[Dave Ulring]

I called a dealer today and they told me that it was
not outstanding on my VIN.  He could not tell me when
it was done, but that no safty recalls were
outstanding and that there was no expiration date on
Saftey Recalls.  So given I did not get all the
information I wanted I called another dealer who seems
to be lazier than the first and he gave me an 800
number to call 800-392-3673.  After four levels of
menus the person that actually answered the phone was
quite helpful and told me exactly where and when the
recall service had been performed.  Turns out it was
done 4/30/99 at the lazy dealer's shop.

So, I guess I am out of luck.  Need to drop the
subframe, replace bushings and possibly hardware.  A
quick look at the shotimes website and my Haynes
manual did not produce any hits on tips or tricks to
bushing replacement.  Any advice?  Estimate on time
required or tools needed? Given my only mod is a
superchip, I would venture to say I would just go for
the standard Ford replacement bushings rather than
performance ones.  Thoughts?

Thanks for all you comments so far.

Dave
93 MTX (Yes, in the rust belt.)
--- Ron Porter <ronporter@prodigy.net> wrote:

> This was interesting, as this was the later recall
> that dealt with the
> retainer plate and nut. The earlier recall (1996
> maybe??) dealt with the
> bolt. I know I held off getting my '89 fixed for a
> bit, and I had it done
> around early '98 (I remember it was cold done in
> Louisville at that time).
> 
> As long as the bolts are tight, it doesn't seem to
> matter much that the
> busing is bad, unless pieces of it fall out. When I
> removed the bushings on
> my '94, they just fell out in pieces.
> 
> Ron Porter
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Carl Prochilo
> Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 9:20 AM
> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Anyone Heard of a Sub Frame
> Bushing Recall?
> 
> 
> Dave,  Here is a scanned copy of the original letter
> I received from Ford
> in Feb of 1999.
> 
> http://prochilo.myserver.org:2080/recall.htm
> 
> This will give you their words on what they
> perceived the problem and
> safety consequences to be.
> 
> I do recommend what others have said and find out
> the service history of
> your car to see if the recall was applied or if it
> was eligible.  If
> neither happened and you choose this route, ask the
> service manager some
> questions to see how many of these they've done.  I
> had good success with
> the repair on my car, but others have had their
> clutch linkage assembly
> damaged due to poor mechanics.  The actual job has
> two large holes drilled
> into your floor to gain access to where the new nuts
> go.  Unfortunately
> the driver side is in the same area as the clutch
> linkage assembly.
> Also by now, the rubber subframe bushings are toast.
>  When I installed my
> solid subframe bushings 7 years ago, the original
> rubber bushings fell
> apart in my hands.
> -- 
> Cheers,
> Carl Prochilo
> 92 Ultra Red Crimson
> 
> On Mon, November 22, 2004 9:22 pm, Dave Ulring said:
> > I was told over the phone by the service manager
> at my
> > local pep boys that the clunking coming from the
> > drivers side of the engine compartment during high
> > torque situations was due to a sub frame bushing
> that
> > has torn away from the frame.  He stated that this
> was
> > covered by a ford recall and I should go down to
> the
> > dealer and get it replaced for free.  Anyone heard
> of
> > this or is he pulling my leg?
> >
> > Dave
> > 93 MTX
> >
> >
> >
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> 
> -- 
> Cheers,
> Carl Prochilo
> 92 Ultra Red Crimson
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