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

Wed, 24 Nov 2004 13:25:01 -0500

Not too hard to do if the nuts have been replaced. Jack up one side and
remove the bolt take out the old bushing the nuts and bolts ( 4 of these10mm
I think) file 2 groves and install new bushing. The bolt and nut kit is
under $15. New bushings are the latest style Ford P/N (F3DZ-5400155-A
absorber, FIDZ-5400396-A absorber). Need one of each for each side, I paid
under $60 for the bushings. SHONUT sells them probably for less than your
dealer. You can tell if the nuts have been replaced by lifting the carpet
and there will be a 2" plug over the holes. On one of the SHOs I had a
cracked nut. To replace the nuts if not done you will need a 2" holesaw for
your drill. Instructions are in the kit where to drill holes. Bend the tabs
with a pry bar replace the nuts. Without having to drill -1/2 hour per side.

        Ken
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Ulring" <dulring@yahoo.com>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 12:59 PM
Subject: UPDATE : RE: [Shotimes] Anyone Heard of a Sub Frame Bushing Recall?

> 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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> > -- 
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> > Carl Prochilo
> > 92 Ultra Red Crimson
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