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21STBlkout's latest activity
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21STBlkout replied to the thread Strut body cap.Thanks for the heads up, WaferTech's diagram he attached helped perfectly. Just waiting for the correct top hat bolts to finish putting... -
21STBlkout replied to the thread Strut body cap.Oh man thanks very much for this! Huge help and confirmation!
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Explorer front struts are sightly different from the Aviators. The provided RWD link is very close to the Explorer AWD procedure in the...
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21STBlkout replied to the thread Strut body cap.Got the bump stop in, just needed some persuasion lol, just waiting for the dust boot then should be set to install everything. Thanks...
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21STBlkout replied to the thread Strut body cap.Ahh I see! thanks for illustration. It looks like the bump stop gets pressed into the top hat as well? I have it upside down it looks...
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21STBlkout replied to the thread Strut body cap.A little off topic but, I'm assuming this is the correct orientation so far? I'm just waiting for the dust shield. The bump stop just...
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Not to side track your thread too far, but I've installed hundreds of old school GM and Ford struts. Instead of using a cup, like ours...
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Much to do about nothing. It belongs there. Leave it on. It doesn't hold the bumper, it stops the bumper from crashing into the seal and...
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Was also thinking if it were meant to be removed, why include it in the first place. It doesn’t appear to perform any type of protection...
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I believe their purpose is to stop the bumper from contacting the shaft seal when fully compressed.
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21STBlkout replied to the thread Strut body cap.Will do, thanks for the clarification!
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21STBlkout replied to the thread Strut body cap.That's what my thought process was, I'm going to go look at my current strut installed now and lift the boot more to see what the...
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21STBlkout replied to the thread Strut body cap.Correct, that's what I meant. thanks!
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21STBlkout replied to the thread Strut body cap.That's what I thought as well, I just found out ford uses them as a integrated bump stop (OEM Struts), I also forgot to mention the new...
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I'm probably answering my own question but does the white strut body cap need to be removed before I put everything together? I looked...
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