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doucebag

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i have a clunk in the front of my sho. I was told that it was the bushings. Are they hard to change and are the costly? I can feel "friction" in the wheel when i turn and i can also hear something rubber rubbing on something. Any info would be great.
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Kevin Campbellford Ont, Canada

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sdpatt

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I believe the word is spelled, "*********."

There are many rubber parts in the front suspension that are called bushings. I am thinking that you are experiencing the interference between the upper spring pad and the inside of the strut tower. Without more detailed information, this is just a guess.

If this is the case, replacing the spring pad will not solve the problem. It comes as part of the bearing and seal assembly that allows the strut to rotate. Ford had issued some metal plates called spacers that fit on top of the top mounting bracket and under the top of the strut tower to move the spring pad down and away from the strut tower to eliminate the interference.

With the shorter spring height on my car, I need the struts far outward to achieve even -1 degree camber. This places the spring pad in contact with the strut tower - with the spacer. To allow the interference without the friction and the noise, just apply some silicone grease to the contact points between the spring pad and the strut tower. If you turn the wheels fully in each direction, you can get both sides without removing the wheels.

I hope it is that simple and cheap for you.
 

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Thanx for the help Scott with the grease in the strut rubbers. It seemed to help out with the rubbing. All i was told was the bushings in the front end were almost gone thats all.

And Its Doucebag, NOT *********
 

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Yep. The spacers are Motorcraft F3DZ-18A027-A (2 ea.).

And what exactly does douce-bag represent? Two bags? Now a douche bag I know what it does, but apparently that is not what you were shooting for.

Scott
 

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Doucebag doesn't really stand for anything. My last mane is Doucette, Douce is a nickname. When a buddy of mine was setting up my hotmail address, Douce was already used so he used Doucebag. NOT DOUCHBAG
 

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Heh! Some buddy....

Make sure he never takes you to an emergency room. He'll probably tell the Doc that you were complaining about your prostate...

Steve
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