Q: How to service and repair the Front Cross-Member and Rear Crossmember on Ford F-150?
A: The service and repair process of the cross-member begins by placing the vehicle into NEUTRAL mode on a hoist stand. You need to take out the 2 exhaust hanger bolts together with the 2 heat shield screws. To expose the transmission support crossmember use a suitable transmission jack while removing the 2 transmission support nuts and the 4 transmission support crossmember support nuts and bolts. The product installation process begins by placing the transmission support crossmember before using transmission support crossmember support nuts and bolts to fasten it while tightening the nuts to 90 Nm (66 lb-ft). Install the transmission support nuts on their designated places and torque them to 103 Nm (76 lb-ft). The exhaust hanger bolts must be installed and tightened to 40 Nm (30 lb-ft) while the 2 heat shield screws need to be tightened to 20 Nm (177 lb-in).
Q: How to service the Front Cross-Member on Ford Mustang?
A: Service of the front crossmember begins with hoisting the vehicle into neutral gear position. The front crossmember receives assistance by releasing the brake line through its two mounting clips before loosening the A/C line bracket nut and detaching the A/C line bracket from the crossmember. Reinstall this bracket with torque set to 7 Nm (62 lb-in). The power steering line locator must now be detached from the crossmember after which the radiator needs to be secured by a suitable tool. The installation requires tightening the four front stabilizer bar bracket nuts to 70 Nm (52 lb-ft) before securing them. Having two technicians helps with the next step because they should remove the four front crossmember nuts before tightly torquing them to 115 Nm (85 lb-ft). Finish the installation by performing the reverse steps of removal.
Q: How to service and repair the front cross-member on Ford F-350 Super Duty?
A: Start the repair process on the transmission support crossmember after the vehicle achieves NEUTRAL position on a hoist system. Put a suitable transmission jack into use to handle the transmission weight. Proceed with the service work by starting with wire harness removal from the rear crossmember followed by transmission mount nuts from the rear. Initial steps require you to remove LH crossmember bolts and nuts but keep the mentioned bolt and nut in place. Move to the right-hand (RH) crossmember bracket by removing all its bolts and nuts followed by taking off the bracket. First uninstall the RH crossmember components consisting of bolts and nuts then the LH crossmember requires their bolt and nut to be taken out before removing the crossmember altogether. Fit the crossmember onto the transmission mount before easy installation of its nut. Begin by installing the LH crossmember bolts followed by the RH crossmember bolts and finish by inserting the bracket with its attached bolts in a loose state. Install the wire harness to the back of the crossmember while finishing with the tightening of RH crossmember bolts and rear insulator nuts.