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Old 07-29-2015, 09:51 AM
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Old 07-29-2015, 10:45 AM
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The video is private and can't be accessed.
You need to post your problem in the proper area of the forum.
 
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Old 07-29-2015, 10:47 AM
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Introduction Forum Introduce yourself to the Community here! If you have a technical question, try posting it in the appropriate forum.
 
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Old 07-29-2015, 10:55 AM
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Fordboy, I moved your thread to the proper section. It might help if you'd make the video public.

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Old 07-29-2015, 12:00 PM
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To fordboy, I looked at your past posts and threads.
It seems you can't effectively express trouble indications that are useful in determining a way to help you.
You must describe the issues well enough for us to get something from it other than my truck runs lousy, rough etc. These are general descriptive words that have to broad a meaning.
Then you must be ready to do some checking and report your findings accurately.
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Start with any codes set as seen by a Scanner.
Is there any cold start issue?
What has been done to the truck?
What parts are missing and why?
Until you get into these items, it will be hard for anyone to help you on top of the learning curve you will have at the same time.
Give the mileage and some history on the truck so some judgments can be made on possible items to check out as trouble causes.
Good luck.
 

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Old 07-29-2015, 10:41 PM
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I'm pretty sure those are the stabilizer bar end links

http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/more...nid=508&jpid=5
 
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Old 07-30-2015, 11:14 AM
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You need some sway bar end links. The bushings on yours have rotted off. As someone posted, try rockauto. Id recommend Moog problem solver, if they make them for your generation.

Those end links are very easy to replace. You don't need to remove the wheels or even jack anything up.
 
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Old 07-30-2015, 11:52 PM
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Originally Posted by 2008_XL
You need some sway bar end links. The bushings on yours have rotted off. As someone posted, try rockauto. Id recommend Moog problem solver, if they make them for your generation.

Those end links are very easy to replace. You don't need to remove the wheels or even jack anything up.
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Old 07-31-2015, 09:42 AM
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Those end links are very easy to replace. You don't need to remove the wheels or even jack anything up.

A giant C-clamp would come in handy, though. When I replaced mine, there was not much room to work with without compressing the springs (via the a-arms or whatever we squeezed down on) to slide those insulators fully back into place.
 
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Old 07-31-2015, 11:34 AM
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A giant C-clamp would come in handy, though. When I replaced mine, there was not much room to work with without compressing the springs (via the a-arms or whatever we squeezed down on) to slide those insulators fully back into place.
Weird, on my 08, I didn't need anything of the sort. I think the 04+ end links are slightly different (newer ones are ball in socket type), but I figured it would be just as simple.

I simply pulled down on the sway bar on each side when lining it up. Big tip: don't tighten one side fully and then try to do the other. If one side is torqued to spec and the other isn't, it'll be pulling the sway bar making it impossible to compress.
 



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