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Watched that one yesterday, then I'm seeing this and thinking to myself "Those ignition coils look awfully familiar", then I realized this is the car you gave your wife to learn some more basic wrenching. I tell ya man, this is how all the big custom shops started out :) Keep it spinning man, love the videos from both of you.
These days, a Mechanic is limited by his Danglees being precise and not clumsy.
Ray, you and the missus (Wife Unit) are rock stars! Great looking couple, bro.
It’s almost seems as though the Engineers goal is to utilize every square inch of space under the bonnet
I don't know on the air filter looked good initally, however it looks pretty dirty on the other edge looked filthy while doing zip tie
Many years ago, I knew a mechanic that refused to let anyone watch him work. "I need to think out my mistakes", he would say, as he holed himself into his dark garage. Ray, however, lets us watch as he goes along, showing us warts and all, while displaying an unbelievable level of patience. It is the mark of a true gifted professional. You da man, Ray!
He cut the outrage in montage LOL
Three is a lot of truth/reality in that. Believe it or not, I won’t let people watch me in real time.
@@RainmanRaysRepairs the videos allow you to solve problems ...and still share with customers...nothing worse than customers looking over your shoulder with shade tree suggestions when challenges come up..👍🏻
@@RainmanRaysRepairs Live stream at work 😁
Perhaps the mechanic was tired of the customer pestering the crap out of him while trying to work and finally said enough
Thanks!
Thats incredible you put up videos with proof of needed repairs. The person trusts you and pulls the trigger on having the repairs done. You've earned everyone's trust. That speaks highly of your honesty.
Most dealers nowadays attach a video file to their claims for customers to see before approving repairs
@@Usmanthemecano I don’t know about “most”, I haven’t heard of any dealer doing that around here. I’d love for that to be standard.
@@Thanatos2996 You can always ask and have the service writer bring you into the shop to see for yourself.
@@AT-wl9yq yep, and I do when appropriate, I just haven’t seen a shop record a video (or even provide pictures) when they say there’s an issue.
@@Thanatos2996 Have them print the session history from the scan tool they used to diag your vehicle. It won't tell you everything, but its better than nothing.
im sitting here yelling ,,,, ac hose clamp ! it has those flex hoses so you can drop the ac unit and move out your way. lol well done mr rainman!
The front bushings were not tightened with the control arms at ride height
Correct
I watched the WIFE UNIT changed the plugs last night on this car and she did an awesome job Ray ! She had a good supervisor !
Hi from Germany, i learnsd to fasten the Bolts of the Bushings when Car is on the Flor
That's why they need replaced at 60k.
@50:07... I preload the control arm before tightening the front bolt. This makes sure the bushing is in a neutral state when the car is put back on the ground. I learned this when I started building race cars. Just gotta be careful and make sure you're not lifting the car off the lift arm.
This old guy DID watch the "Wife Unit's" first ever spark plug exchange. I saw myself through her efforts, "Not knowing but plugging forward anyway"😉! Bonus coverage, The Rainman WITHOUT a hat🤣🤣. Thanks Ray for this one, patience is a virtue which I'm realizing is a big part of your business, also which I do not possess🥴🥴. Thanks again👍👍
The front bushing on the control arm was not torqued with a load so it will tear very quickly as a result it twisted and binded when it was first driven already has tbh no joke Ray this is a safety issue now for the customer. I've seen it happen many times over the years man!
On some cars you are supposed to tighten the lower control arm with the weight of the car on the suspension so the rubber bush isn't twisted ?
....on ALL vehicles!
People who complains about what techs charge, need to watch these type videos. They don't realize that our work is more than physical, but mental as well. Thank God for honest techs. Keep up the good work. I feel you. I'm replacing heads on a 02 Yukon, and got an 07 Altima engine to replace.
The tech also is buying tools, could be 30 to 40 thousand dollars not to mention shop equiptment.
instead of dropping the ac compressor, I remove the lower rear motor mount bolt, and that allows you to pry the engine forward and gives just enough clearance to pull that bolt out
Aren't you supposed to torque down the front bushing on the lower control arm when the control arm is on the operating level? Sorry to pick that out to you but being a mechanic that kind of stood out me. Cheers from Poland
You are. Good callout.
You're correct.
Should be torqued to spec also ! Not hacked
Yep...vehicle sitting on ground,thrn tighten and tourque. Those bushings won't last long!
@@stevenbaker9327 It's 2023, bushings won't last long anyways. It's all recycled crap because it's so green.
I try to watch your videos at work. Never fails, I get busy and miss it. Then I’m forced to watch it again in the evening, when I can pay attention. Keep up the good videos and quality work!
Ray, your channel is by far the best auto repair channel on the u-tubes. Your boy @fordbossme could use a lesson in how to be civil. Glad your channel is growing and wish you many many years of success Werth not only your channel but your family life as well. Thank you for letting the rest of us in, happy to support hard working people like you and wife unit, she's kicking butt too.
@James N Pine hollow auto diagnostics is up there too.
My top 2 are Ray and Pine Hollow Auto Diagnostics. I used to watch Ford Boss Me, but I found myself wanting a Prozac after doing so. I prefer the much more upbeat presentation by Ray and Ivan, plus I learn more stuff.
@jamesn8334 Eric O has good content too. The difference is Rsy will mention Eric and his channel. To me that is the difference.
Have you tried 'Pine Hollow Auto Diagnostics'?
@paulmoffat9306 not to my knowledge, I'll give that channel a look though. Thanks for the suggestion.
He’s really an amazing one-man show! So experienced, professional, and patient. One of a kind!
Wife, Mother, Bookkeeper and mechanic in training. Jack of all trades; or should I say Jill.
@@MitchGaar he's been doing this long enough to know he's not going to damage any threads.
I do it the same way ever since my first car, a 1971 Camaro back in 1978.
Never stripped any threads using an impact.
@@MitchGaar Honest question Mitch; will you ever post a positive comment on this channel? Your ever-negative attitude is really to the point of making you look like a Negative Nancy. If you do not have something nice to say (write), then do not say (write) anything at all. Sheesh, you are one heck of a downer Mitch...
@@MitchGaar Well, I am here to learn and in so doing, you seem to be one of the VERY few that, without fail, always knock/put down what Ray is doing. Especially when Ray is trying to save his customer money. I do not know enough about mechanics to argue with you Mitch, but your always negative comments do paint a picture. I'm out and have a great day. Fred
Furd bottom arms, last one I did I sliced my right hand open to the bone.. 🦴 bit of superglue and some shop towel and gaffer tape sorted that out...
Not nit picking but.....The two bolts that fasten the control arms to the body of the car really should be fully tightened after the car is on the ground. Otherwise you will put the bushing in a bind. Just an FYI :D
Have one of these little nuggets myself, gotta love that you have to move the ac compressor to get the control arm bolt off. Ford in their infinite wisdom as usual
I work graveyard shift. I look forward to seeing fresh posts from you when I get home from work every morning. Thank you for being such a professional. I'm pretty good mechanically but have learned some very good diagnostic techniques from you. Keep it up!
I'm lost when I come home and the new video doesn't post before bed. I survive obviously but nothing else folks the time.
Happy third shift. Can lead to heart problems in the future from stress from being always short on sleep and trying to change times back and forth to attempt to have a family life. Ask me how I know where the sleep apnea and heart failure comes from.
@@kenore4003 I've lived life on night shift schedule for decades. The trick is to have a family life based on it. Having a daytime significant other helps even the load out.
bolt gravity, wrench gravity, just an amazing job getting it all done w/o having to tare it all
apart, love seeing “wife unit” helping in the shop, she has a bunch of hats too. it is so hard
theses days with running a small business, great video, love your in progress comments! barry
Wife unit did an excellent job on her first tune up. I was wondering where the Ford came from.
Scared me when she didn't hold the top of the wrench on cyl 4, was expecting to hear the plug snap. I guess the wells are deep enough to hold the socket straight. I just helped my son do his first, a nail biter for sure.
@@TheFirstGhirn Yeah, that number 4 cylinder oops scared me for a minute too.
00:30 That's a new one. In addition to blocking the view with dangly bits from a mirror, people have found new ways to be oblivious while driving. Yay!!!
We don't kink shame around here.
I'm glad I scrolled down the comments to see if anyone had already addressed the elephant in the room because I was about to comment the same thing. Must be a Gen Z car.
@@donbavol9672 - Nothing against kinks but when they're a potential safety hazard, we have all the right to call people out on it.
...they block out all the annoying dash warnimg lights that are on!
I must say, I for one am VERY grateful you did this because I have the same car and you have saved me many hours in the future lol
Ray, just watched the video of your wife learning the Ray way and I have to say you two are really fun to watch.
If you lower the subframe you risk getting the front wheels out of line with the rears. The front toe won't change as the steering rack is fastened to the subframe, but unless you mark the fore and aft and side to side orientation of the subframe against the bodyshell, the car can end up crabbing. Ford have an alignment tool for Fiestas, and I would expect Focuses as well, to reset the subframe.
In my opinion, if a part needs a special tool to be reinstalled properly, it's usually a crappy design. That or it's proprietary. Often both.
For the most part, this is an old wives tail. All that happens when you shift the subframe on a macpherson strut suspension like this is that you end up changing the caster and/or camber angles, and usually not by much because there isn't typically that much play in the mounting holes. You can just use a paint marker or witness marks to see where it previously was and usually it's good enough to avoid anything being out of spec. The only time when you could get the "front wheels out of line with the rears" is if there is no suspension attachment point on the body of the car and the suspension is completely self contained on the subframe, which from what I have seen, is only true on rear subframes of a certain design. Even then, you can't really shift it that much out of line with the car body because of the hole size.
@@madmatt2024 Unless the subframe is mounted using bushings between it and the main body. If that's the case, bushings could deform over time, and present some alignment issues, albeit minor. One would hope that this would be thought of, and avoided by simply using a couple built in guide pins of sorts to orient the subframe properly before final install, much like some cylinder heads, or component covers, et cetera. Then you have other vehicles that are front drive, and yet have no subframe at all. For example, Geo/Chevy Metro/Suzuki Swift from the 90's simply had small protruding "frame horns" (just a metal bar with two bolts holding it to the unibody, and with forward facing threaded studs that the lower control arms bolted directly to with only a single nut on the front end of the arms, and at the back of the arm was an arm mounted bushing that bolted to the underbody with two additional bolts. Not unlike this particular Ford, except there was literally nothing attaching the two sides to each other. Heck, they didn't even have anything attaching the lower radiator core support to the main body either. It kindof just hung off the front of the fender beams. The entire powertrain just hung directly off the fender beams too. Nothing below it at all. Weird little cars. I used to own one. Quirky little beer cans on wheels. Slow as hell, still fun to drive. Plum dead reliable right up until the entire body disintegrates all at once, leaving you with a 20 year old powertrain that's got 20 years still in it, but nothing to put it in. Best return on 900 bucks I ever spent in my life. 15 years of nearly flawless low cost maintenance, dependability, then one day, you turn left, and that's it, front suspension folds under on itself. I hate living in the salt belt. Lol.
Maddmatt2024
Your reply contradicts itself.
You acknowledge that you can alter the camber and castor by setting the subframe up in a different position, yet if the subframe was setup too far to the port side(left side for non aerospace engineers) you would have increased the negative camber on the left wheel, and reduced it on the right wheel, and both wheels would not be inline with the beam rear axle.
It's also possible to rotate the subframe around the vehicle centre line and then it will crab.
The clearance between the main attachment bolts on a Fiesta and the subframe is several mm, which allow significant movement.
My post was to make Ray aware that it could create a problem.
You actually suggest marking the subframe and bodyshell, as I did, so we both have the same idea.
If you set the subframe up on the skew the car handles like a shopping trolley with a dodgy wheel. Ho ho.
great ray love the way you are teaching the wife unit and explaining every thing to her
This video reminded me of a very early Star Trek episode, Trouble with Tribbles.
Hello Ray. Great video and have yourself a great day 👍
Pry bar in rotor slot to change angle, Boris. Ball joint slip right in.....
You should get yourself a scaffolders wrench for aligning holes, also called a podger bar. The bar with the 17/19mm combo is real handy.
Just wanted to say and it is pure information that when you install the bushings like that it is going to increase the wear on them drastically because they tension when the car is on the ground but they should do that when you lift the car up so lift the control arm up to the point where it would be when the car is one the ground and than tighten the bolts it makes the bushings last longer. ;)
That's a load of crap. Whoever told you that doesn't know what they're talking about. That can't happen with that style of bushing.
@@AT-wl9yq Sure it can especially with the front one and no one told me that because i am a mechanic myself so clearly i do know what i am talking about you just need to think it threw how the bushing is working when the wheel is in the air or driving on the street and why cant it happen with the back bushing it is pressed on the control arm it would work like you said when it wasnt pressed on.
@@kmsbismark1857 I have no idea where you are getting your information from, but its just not correct. The part of the control arm where it bushing goes isn't round. Its hex shaped, as is the center of the bushing. If you look at the bushing closely, you'll also see that it was designed to flex as the control arm moves up and down while driving. However, the center of the bushing never moves. It stays in the exact same position on the control arm regardless of how you install it. Simply put, it can't make a difference. Maybe you're confusing these bushings with the one on the Edge/MKX recall. Those are the ones you're supposed to tighten with the weight of the car on them.
I'm not trying to be rude, but I really don't care how good of a mechanic you think you are. I'm a senior master Ford tech. Its the highest level Ford has, and it takes many years to achieve.
And I already know what you're going to say. "How do I know you're not making all this up. Anyone can say they are a senior master Ford tech.". That's true, so instead of having a senseless back forth trading insults, check for yourself. I'm sure you're familiar with Ray's good friend FordBossMe and his channel. I spend a lot of time over there. I'm sure he will confirm that the information I have, can only come from someone who works for Ford.
@@AT-wl9yq unless the inner or outer part of each bushing can move with suspension, how can preloading not be important? The one I think you refer to as designed to flex, if that flex "loads" the "web" torsionally and does not "float" wouldn't that introduce a bunch of flex just setting car down, then even more during compression? That does not seem correct VS if it does not move, then securing it in a neutral position so its full suspension travel starts from a resting point so to speak?
@@BurkaLifter I'm not trying to sell you on anything. You can believe whatever you want. By the looks of it, you are getting your information from youtube videos. How many of these bushings have you ever pressed onto this style of control arm? You haven't. Did you check the workshop manual? No, you haven't. If this bushing needed to be installed with the suspension loaded, there would be a big warning telling you to do so. Did you see Ray remove the warning attached to the control arm before install? Nope.
I know you are trying to reason this through like a "car guy"
"The one I think you refer to as designed to flex, if that flex "loads" the "web" torsionally and does not "float" wouldn't that introduce a bunch of flex just setting car down, then even more during compression?"
That statement tells me you are literally not familiar with this type of design. The bushing is keyed and slides on to the control arm a certain way. Once the bushing is installed, its locked in its resting position. If you pull down on the end of the control arm to connect it to the ball with the car on the lift, you will flex the bushing. Lowering the car down will just bring the bushing back to its resting position. Installing it loaded or unloaded can't make a difference. As I've previously stated, there are other bushings that need to be installed with the suspension loaded. This is not one of them.
Instead of arguing with me, why not just look up the procedure yourself, and if you find any information that goes against what I'm telling you, show me the reference and we'll have a discussion.
A plastic drywall anchor can be used to repair stripped threads in a plastic piece.
Ray fighting with the little Ford.🥰 I love it.
I enjoy how you are always there to show your wife how to do a task easier and doing it without shaming her. Great Channel and videos! I'm learning a lot from you. My dad showed me how to work on my vehicles. He did much like you do...step by step explaining right and wrong way to do things.
not long ago my car a gm had bad ball joints so i replaced the control arms so i would get new bushings also. it only made sense to do it all.
Your channel is the best one. You and your wife really make it enjoyable. It is awesome that she wants to learn the trade. Your are a perfect mentor. We are learning so much from your wife's channel and yours.
Stripped bolt into the plastic, use crazy glue inside the hole, and on the screw. When it dries you will have new threads. It will come out kinda easy as well. I use the method for my RC vehicles.
I use plastic wall plugs though in some cases the hole might need to be enlarged. It becomes a permanent fix though.
Put some silicon on screw first, will help it to break free of the CA glue better.
@@chuckd5819 Regular as sunrise 😅
@@chuckd5819 To be fair its understandable once you realize that Ray came up as a Chain Shop/Dealer Mechanic. So a lot of his methods are based on speed, not necessarily quality of results. You gotta blame the Chain Shops on how they teach speed over quality nowadays. So yeah, Mitch is right but that is also how Ray was trained up.
@@MitchGaar I could have sold them a new airbox or not done anything at all. 🤷♂️🤷♂️ Lol if you thing that’s janky, you should see me shove copper wire into stripped aluminum threads 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Watched the Wife Units video she did good.
I checked and made sure every time you said it, so now I'm fairly confident that I'm subscribed and got all the notification things on your videos. Thanks for reminding me several times!
Old sparkplugs make great fishing weights if you are casting over rough ground and use week rotten bottom link.that snaps first but you still get your fish /hooks back and you don't go broke loosing leads
I guess the reason I love bolt and tool gravities is because I have dropped so many myself :)
Those AC Delco parts are simple generic Chinese parts in a AC Delco box... as such, AC Delco are no longer a premium brand in my book- and yes, I put some AC Delco brake parts on my Ford; they failed immediately. Luckily, Raybestos/Centric came to the rescue (also Chinese made, but they DO have people working and answering tech calls).
Haven't used Centric's in about 5 years. But the ones I used in the 5-15 years ago era were fairly nice and worked well for me. Would hope they're still decent quality.
Buying "factory" parts is as much of a crapshoot as buying generic parts. No one has a y idea of where that stuff was made because there is no country of origin labeling. Of course that could be counterfeit also.
Pry bar for the control arm portion under the sway bar. Takes about 2.5 seconds. Awesome video my dude
uh, ya made me do it, I subscribed.... ha ha ha about 2 years ago... loved Wife Unit's video
ray i would love a video of you talking about the time it takes to do filming and editing and/or maybe a video about how you edit these would be very interesting
RAY RAY RAY forgive me. Ive been watching you for at least 3 years now. i just realized I haven't been subscribed to you this whole time... sooorryyyy i checked when u said to make sure lol. proud of you for doing what many are scared to do
It’s the “end” of winter in the northeast and i count 1 out of 5 cars with that splash guard flapping problem. Nice Focus on maintenance.
Love watching you work your patience is beyond what is normal. As cars get more modern the work required to do once simple tasks really is a eye opener. Makes you wonder how they get new young mechanics into the trade, it takes a special kind of mindset to do the work and enjoy it.
As someone who works in healthcare there are allot of similarities between our lines of work. What I greatly greatly appreciate about you Ray is that you don’t skip out in your quality of work. You make sure all your patients (clients/cars) get the best quality of care and you are transparent. God bless you and your family Dr. Ray, may God make it easy for you sir.
I’ve done control arms on these. What I do to get the bolt out on the passenger side next to the compressor is I remove the dog bone mount out and then I push the engine towards the front and wrench the bolt out. That’s how I do the passenger side control arm
Another great show Ray. So, when you install the control arm, aren’t you supposed to set the car at ride height before torquing the bushing thru bolt? That way it doesn’t preload the bushing causing premature failure?
Oops... Eric O is having a shit hemorrhage over this mistake.
Yes, you do. On the horizontal bolt. Or you will have it fighting itself. Had to do it on my BMWs. Just used Rino Ramps to do it.
@@TheFrenchPug another yes, ray should also properly torque bolts down instead of saying “click”
It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it...
@@MrLJDickens You keep commenting this yet provide nothing else, I assume you must be a bot then :)
Nothing cooler than a wife unit that’s not afraid to get her hands dirty! You’re one very lucky man.
After swapping control arms on my13 Focus 6 months ago... Support the engine, loosen upper motor mount and lower vehicle to give clearance. It'll allow removal of that control arm bolt
Ya know, those rear bushings are available in aftermarket, but I suppose with near 70k miles is was a good idea to just replace the arm...
True. Sometimes you can`t replace just the bushing. It is usually pressed on and needed a large press to remove it. Also ,it is also sometimes cheaper to just replace the whole arm , instead of the bushing replacement , due to shop time.
Just a thought. Why not use a podge bar to align components. It's a tapered round bar that you push through the hole to align the components.
20:37 great camera angle!
Great video, Ray! This is a great example of what mechanics have to experience, stuff in the way, bolts to extract, removing/installing parts blindly using only tactile means of location and having a good sense/cognitive imagery/mapping. I'm sure moving the compressor was a less "dangerous" or complicated than messing with the subframe. Thank you!
Actually, its not. The Escapes don't have full engine cradles. Its far easier to remove the "sub frame" than the AC compressor.
@@AT-wl9yq Heh! He DID say he likes to do some things the hard way.
Thanks for telling me about the sub purge. It unsubscribed me
Another great vid Ray. Also, Wife Unit video was outstanding. So much fun watching both of you and she is just cool. Both of you keep it up and tell wife unit I'd trust her with my car anytime.
Well done both of you
Suspension bolts that come out without using the fire wrench... awesome
I put a stretch belt back 5 years ago and it’s still on there working
Love your videos Ray, keep up the great work. Been following you for awhile now and never disappointed, it's great to see a man as yourself doing honest work. You've taught me alot even after knowing a few things with a mechanic father!
Last time I did one of these here in the U.K. I just loosened all the subframe bolts till their last few threads then undid all the 4 rear bolts at once and then placed a small block of wood under the center of the stabilizer bar. This was easier as the frame was already 2 inches down giving good access to the nuts. This also gave clearance to the right front bolt to miss the a.c. compressor. The sliding joint in the steering column is enough to let the frame down without disconnection then once both arms are in place remove the wood block and refit the rear bolts before bolting the frame back up when you can still see to realign everything.
That is how I do my FWD vehicle tires... wear the fronts, when time... buy 2 new and put them on the rear, and good rears go to front... I only ever need to buy 2 tires at a time even if I get a non patchable flat
@12:00 CLASSIC! Love it!
I always replace all four brake pads at the same time. Saves on trips to the shop. And only use Ford Motorcraft parts.
I enjoy your perfect imperfections. Your approach is logical and a bit experimental. Just like the rest of us. Who isn’t always looking for a shortcut.
Wife unit must feel special being that she was able to use the assault blowgun laugh out loud
What a tool using power tools on plastic fittings
Always enjoy your videos Ray .. your an amazing mechanic , wish you were in the orlando area so you could be my mechanic ..
Those who complain alot on here maybe you should go watch something else that you don't complain about. It's good to see someone work on different vehicles so everyone can learn how to do things or at least they know the basics.
You took the better way of dropping the ac compressor than the sub frame. Might have removed other ac line clamp to gainmove compressor moveage. Just an observation it all went great. Thanks for bringing us along on this repair.
Been there saw that! Good job wife unit!
You better watch it Ray, a good woman is hard to find.
Ooo Rainman Ray, you just did a “push” to unclick the 1st spark plug. You told Wife Unit to position herself to “pull” to unclick her spark plugs just yesterday.
crowfoot bars work great at aligning bolt holes
Ray I think you missed the muffler as I noticed the muffler bearings were leaking.
Wait a minute - I feel like we saw that car in someone elses video....@wifeunit is Ray taking credit for your work? 😀 j/k - love you to tag teaming a job
This reminds me of my fusion 2.0 ford said that we would have to drop the ac compressor to do the alternator but if you disconnect the thermostat there's just enough room to fish it out from up top... now I know I can change lower control arms without it being a massive headache as well
the lighting was great all the time, even when you said it was 'dark'
Thanks for the video Ray enjoyed it totally awesome. Take care of yourself and family and be Blessed ❤️❤️❤️.
there was a clamp on the A/C line to the oil pan running to the front side of the engine. I think that disconnecting that the A/C would have dropped lower giving you better clearance for that bolt. I see that the line changes to hose about 6" past that clamp so there flexibility to do it.
We need more mechanics like ray in this world trust me just recently after my fiance buying a van several years ago and when I went to replace valve cover gasket I went oh no this is not good back valve cover bolts all broken n now its costly if possible repair to remove the valve cover bolts from the cylinder head holes a job I have zero experience. So am guessing last person who done it must have over torque the bolts n left it as is .we definitely need more honest mechanics like u brother. With superior work ethics.
I like Your idea of the zip tie repair, I was thinking that Teflon tape rapped around the plastic bolt may have worked also. It's amazing how You think outside the box; all without compromising good workmamship.
It's why I watch Your channel.
ive been taking the stretch belts off and putting them back on, oops. didnt know you were supposed to throw them away after taking them off.
@Rainman Ray's Repairs you need to wait tightening the thrubolt on the front of the controlarm until it's loaded with the car weight. Tightening it "floating" will premature wear the bushing. I'm surprised you didn't did/know that.
I had a Mazda with the same issue with ac compressor if you take out the bolt on the stabiliser mount between the box and subframe the engine will swing forward enough to get the bolt out.
You are aware that Ford & Mazda had an alliance type thing and many vehicles had Ford Mazda parts Kinda like Chevy GMC
We can assume that Ford engineers and designers have carefully studied how to ease the suspension arm substitution...
Probably the AC compressor was in another position and on a subsequent revision, it has been repositioned there, protected by a thick and robust skid...
Anyway, many compliments to Ray for his brilliant work.
It was pure pleasure watching the wife unit replacing the plugs, GO GIRL!
Old man pro tip I have one set of sockets and one set of wrenches that I magnetized. Most of the time the nuts will stay with the wrench or socket which makes it easy to take out or replace. Does it always work? Nope but most of the time it does and has saved me a lot of time.
I love cold-steel work for my lunch break...great fun on this job Ray...rebuilding a Ford, a few parts at a time!
Torquing those front pivot bushing bolts on the lower control arms while the suspension is fully extended is the equivalent to reusing cotter pins
On a 6.0 Powerstroke alternator replacement you do something similar to what you did with the AC Compressor. The belt tensioner is too difficult to reach on account of the cooling fan and shroud. The VT365's tensioner isn't much better, but at least the front of the truck tilts forward.
Great videos, Ray and Lauren. I've never heard a bad (nasty) word said by Ray. You are both great people and parents. 👍
Never see the point in rotating tyres if you leave them where they are you only need to buy 2 at a time not 4
I really love how he calls his wife, wife unit. It's also funny when he calls everything a unit.
Just did those lower control arms, tie rod end links, along with motor mounts and an electric rack. on my 2012 focus. Was a giant PIA to pull that subframe on my back to do the rack. I do wish I did the sway bar bushings while I was in there, sway bar is so stiff. Project for another day.