That was the problem, BTW - works like a charm now.Thanks very much for this site - it has been a lot of help over the past couple years. :)

I was afraid of that. That's gotta be the problem. Thanks!

This has me stumped. 2000 F-150, V6 2WD - drivers side caliber sticks - not all the time, but enough to be a problem. So far I done the following: 1. New caliber (not rebuilt) 2. new rotor 3. new wheel bearings 4. new padsOne thing I did notice is that caliber can't be cranked in to allow for...

2000 F-150 6cyl, 2 WD 150K miles. On occasions, the front end will shimmy. Jacked it up and inspected everything, tie rod ends seem OK (passenger side inner/outer replaced at 95K miles, driver side inner/outer replaced at 135K - ball joints both sides up/lower replaced at 90K) grabbed the tie...

I'll do that! Thanks!:)

I did an oil change yesterday and it seems like the passenger side is 'looser' than the drivers side (the last one I replaced). By loose, I mean I could swivel the end by turning the sleeve. But it didn't appear to be sloppy. Is that acceptable? Because ifin it isn't - I'm gonna change that side...

Just curious about the 'average' - before either failure or typical life of tie rod ends - inner & outer. I have a 2000 F-150 (V6) and have replaced both sides - passenger side let loose at about 95K, the driver side at about 130K. Luckily, the passenger side just fell off while I was at a local...

Thank you for the replies! I kind of figured it was a weight to cancel harmonic vibrations in the exhaust system, other than that I couldn't see any reason for it. thing is now that it is flopping around - I think I now understand what it is for. The noise I hear from there is pretty annoying &...

2000 F-150 - V6. The other day I started hearing a rattle on the passenger side. After getting home, I looked underneath and there is a broken clamp (aprox. under the passenger seat) attached to the exhaust pipe with some sort of gizmo attached to it. The 'thing' looks like a 1 - 1 1/2" diameter...

Yep, I'll just live with it :) Thanks for the heads up!

Now I'm paranoid about it! Is this thing that sensitive? All I wanted to do was fix a cold solder joint. I guess I'll just put up with it. It sounds like a job.Thanks for the assistance & reality check!:)

My odometer on my 2000 F-150 keeps 'coming & going' (display goes out & pops back on). I read this is a fairly common problem due to a bad solder joint. I service electronics, so this would be an easy fix for me except I don't know how to remove the cluster to get to the board. BTW, the dealer I...

Never mind - I FINALLY got the %$*^# things off. Just took me about 2 1/2 hours of pounding, heating, re-heating, some more pounding and I finally got 'em off.The new ones will have anti-seize on the threads!

I'm new here - so please pardon me if I'm asking something stupid. My 2000 F-150 had a problem yesterday. I drove to my local town and noticed a noise coming from the front. I had some crap in the bed and thought I was hearing something rolling around. Anyway, I stopped at a gas station, and...