Ford Refuses To Fix These Faulty Parts On All Of Its Powerstrokes! 

Truck is much better now thanks Stephen good work!!

Congrats on 200k! You have helped me get my 7.3 running! Thanks man!

Stephen seems like such a good guy. I'm glad he is on RU-vid.

First of all noticed your military flags in the background Thank you Sir for your service Second thank you I have two rear body bushings gone So I guess it’s best to replace all not just two

It is so sad, I have a 96 F350 7.3 and the bushings look pretty darn good still. I plan to replace a couple in the front end with polyurethane. Blame either the engineers or more probably the bean counters for squeezing out an extra $50. My dad always said if you let engineers, accountants and lawyers run your business, you won't have a business for long.

We don't have problems with the cab mount bushings in Wisconsin. The cab rusts away so there is no place for the bushings to sit. We use wood for cab mounts.😁

They didn't expect it to last that long. They thought for sure the VVT cam phasers would fail and the engine would be ruined, so that fixing the engine to the tune of about $6000-7000 would make you forget the crappy bushings. Then they just deny everything, oh excuse me their lawyers deny everything! ...and then your vehicle isn't worth anything.

Instructions unclear, got my truck glued to the ceiling trying to follow the flipped video.

Enjoy the videos and getting straight to the point..... Hope all is doing well.

I'm a truck mechanic and I will tell you chevy and dodge have the same problem good luck my freind

I'd like to add the tip of: I've had GREAT success with many vehicles with over 100K miles, add some used carpet FOAM sheeting under the driver's seat foam core. It REALLY boosts firms up the seat like new. Our body weight on the seat foam really wears it down but a few sheets of carpet foam fixes it unfortunately the seat has to be unbolted and the edge fabric clips removed to access under the factory foam core where you can place the carpet padding. The good news is once your done, it's good to go for many years. You can do the passenger seat as well if it seem seems to need it. Also add some small strips to the seat edge area-where you get in and out of can need a bit more support. The carpet padding is also more resistant to being cut by the spring deck it sits on then the factory foam core sitting on it. Take care

Work like the bushings someone else installed we call "hacky moto". Thank you for all of your tips. I only wrench on my own. But I do send stuff to my local mechanic shop that my family has used since long before I was born. I'll be 53 tomorrow and shop has had a few different owners, but it's our local shop and they have helped me out over the phone when I was stuck on the road and got me home. And I know that I'm not the only one, they helped my folks also when AAA didn't even show up after 1.5 hours. Anyway thanks for the tips!!

I went with the S&B silicone mounts. Pricey but came with everything: bushings, new mushrooms, new bolts, and the Delrin anti-rattle shims that Ford charges extra for. Rides great now, and they'll probably outlast the rest of the truck

I did the body mounts on my 01 excursion. 12 mounts with the bolts going from top down. The engineer that designed them licks toilet seats.

My 99 F250 150,000 still has the original bushings--I keep them in the glove box

It's "Exhaust Stroke"...I've put two girls through nursing school fixing them. Thanks Ferd!!

"You get kicked out of the ford dealership for eating too many complimentary cookies and drinking too much free coffee..." But I thought it was an all you could eat buffet....

Hockey pucks work great

Had the same foam bushings on my 05 psd. I replaced them with the energy suspension bushings. One quick way to tell if your bushings are toast is to look at your body lines. Typically your cab will be sitting lower then the bed.

Don't know why this video came to me as I don't know anything about fixing cars but I watched it just because and your commentary is very hilarious. Thanks for the laugh!

PST used to make graphite-impregnated poly bushings for suspensions. Maybe they have mounts available. Poly bushings are about the same as solid metal - that thing's going to ride as hard as a bastard. I did custom poly mounts on my Scout.

Come on, ford saved 3 cents on each truck using those

Dealing with this on my 2013 F150, thanks for the great content!

Did my mounts at 80k on my 08 F350 was a job that I would love to forget

Ford also puts roof racks on the Explorers and Expeditions to provide a place to put the hood, while you're doing an R&R of the engine!

Another great video from a qualified mechanic - or (TECH) as Ford would call it....Thanks

Thank you for sharing!

Ford started using those yellow foam cab bushings in 2005 on the superdutys, on the crew cab trucks 4 are rubber and 4 are yellow foam. The aftermarket polyurethane bushings suck, they will start squeaking after a about 10k miles no matter if you put grease on them or teflon spray The ford bushings are outrageously expensive, about $750 from ford to do a crew cab truck but worth it, its usually the drivers rear that fails on the 2005-2007 trucks, when it does give out completely it will start squeaking or banging over bumps and railroad tracks

Good info, thanks for the video buddy!

Thankyou thankyou thankyou. I was thinking about buying all kinds parts for stability. I've found four bad body mount bushings on my 2014 Titan.

Love your videos. I saw a guy, Powerstrokehelp rigged up a pipe threader to remove due to slow speed and high torque

There's no cookies at my ford dealership, just coffee.

Maybe the lower bushings wear out early from removing the cabs so much. I didn’t realize this was a common problem. I have a 2011 f550 with some missing bushings at work.

Thanks really enjoyed

I always learn from Stephen!

On the Fords if you have 2 programed keys you can easily program a 3rd and 4th by starting the car with the 1st key then the 2nd then they new key and it is now programed. I used to use this method when I worked at the Ford dealer. Much faster than waiting the 10-15 min it takes to "break into" the security.

Fords engineering is great! 👌 you gotta love it when your odometer won’t go past 399K so you have no idea how many miles are on your truck if the odometer says over 300K.

Give Ford a break if they fixed that they’d have to fix everything else. On a positive note the Canadian models now come with heated tailgates so your hands stay warm pushing it home.

They started using those mounts in 05. Warming the top side of the mount where the threads are helps loosen them by melting the loctite. The factory uses a ton of loctite. I anti seize them going back together and haven’t had any come loose yet

New viewer. Great one man video production. Plus your audio is excellent.

One of your best videos

Thanks for the tip. I thought that might be the problem I am having, looked at the mounts they don't look that bad. What my 2006 F250 ex cab 4X4 6.0L does when starting off or braking you can feel something torque over then back. Feels more like in a straight line than a rotating motion. Rock front to back rather than side to side. I have 100K miles started about 3-5 K ago may be getting worse. Any thoughts????

The Autel scanner works nice,Good video.

And my 91 bronco stil has the original bushing. Broken cab mount but the bushings are still there.

Thanks for another entertaining video

Ford has been using those crappy bushings longer that 2008... my 2001 Explorer Sport Trac has the very same issue! And I just ordered the new bushings so thank you very much on the supplier lead!!!!!

I live in the north east and have a 99 f250 7.3. I racked up a little over 600,000 on it and all the body mounts are original and are in working order sucks they started using pore quality rubber parts .

Love your videos, Some of this stuff makes me wonder if the companies are using these bad designs to cut costs or simply to sale parts.

have you tried an induction heat coil on those bolts? it usually gets the blue lock tite to melt and the rust on the front two breaks down .

Just a thought. The silicone paste used for brakes also lives in a harsh environmental. Might that be another possible solution to the squeaks?

I’ve had this done on both a 2005 and 2009. Any time the cab needs to be lifted - replace them - or have the shop replace them.

Well done excellent work.

The factory " rubber body mount bushings on 1999 thru 2004 f-250/350 are a direct replacement for the cheap foam type on 2005 and up trucks @stephencox

Nice Job, and a big improvement Stephen!. I owned a F550 dump body and I definitely bought it twice....Did I get a Lemon? maybe. Did I get a Ford? ..for sure, and I can tell you I never will again. The bigger issue is that owners shouldn't have to do these things in the first place. These are engineering and materials issues that should be addressed at the design level, not left to the owners to bear the cost and headache of fixing. I "bulletproofed" my 2004 and it was a great solution, but also a very big cost. Did it work? absolutely. Should that 6L ever been put into production with such a serious design flaw? absolutely not. As a business, Making the cheapest product is not always the best idea. It does keep a lot of us employed in the repair business though, many exclusively working on ford trucks. I think that says it all.

They been like this for 20 years. My buddies , we lifted the cabs up and done them all . Like 4 times in 5 years.

As someone who works at a place that manufactures "certain" suspensions parts for this truck (all f150-350 you see on the road for the last 20+ years) allegedly a squeak is the most common warranty issue. Ford has tried everything from a dry wax to a very viscous wet wax on bushings up until model year 2019. 2019 and beyond they are glued on with a chemical. Basically you'll be replacing said suspension part when the bushing goes out. Unless you have time and patience with a torch!! And OMG don't ruin the powder coat!! This also goes for the new Ranger Double edit: Also the Raptor

This is why I continue to work on Fords! Job security 😂😂. Do you ever consider getting a Mini-Ducter? That’s what I use to heat up the bolts and they zip right out most of the time. It’s the lock tite that makes them a booger to get out.

You would never get those bolts out if that truck was in northern Indiana.

replaced mine with daystar,they all fit perfect,is some squeak when going over uneven ground,but it is an f250 superduty 4x4 not a cadillac and dont want it to be

Steven!!! If you "unloosen" a bolt, you'll NEVER get it off! Try loosening it next time, muuuch easier... ;) Try "Ultra lube" from home depot, etc. A plant based penetrator/lube that works when nothing else will. And its cheap. Congrats on the E.S. urethane bushings, that will be the best part of that truck! ;) I redid all the bushings with a full body kit, including the shock bushings, with urethane bushings on my '84 'burban. And my '68 Dodge... You'd be surprised how much performance is gained and lost through the suspension bushings. My old,, Dodge boat handled like it was on rails after the switch. All the difference in the world. Good job.

I have 23 ford 250, 350, 450 and 550 and a 650, no bad cab mounts, never had to change one on any truck less than 30 years old

Silicone grease, will hold up better! I had a faucet valve sweek and it has not done so since using silicone grease, other Grease's failed 2weeks later.

I have an 2004 f250 and all my cab mount bushings look fine. 6.0 supercrew, and yes it's a work truck. Now some suspension ones are looking a bit old but still intact and not causing any looseness, rattling, or noises. But 16 years its about time to replace anyways.

Nice job thanks

The 20 year old ones on my 01 F250 are drying out but still there and still solid.

Polyurethane bushings are much better than even rubber bushings. And I'm a ford guy and I agree ford has dropped the ball on the newer trucks. Thats why I'm still driving a 1980 f350 dually. And its even on its factory cab mount bushings. Lol

Tyvek between the bushing and washers in addition to marine grease works on various rice rockets.

After the grease wears off and the bushings start squeaking, I use black magic tire shine. Just spay it on liberally. I like the manual pump spray bottle. Not as messy.

Any chance the earlier super duty '99-'03 can be made to work? I just looked at my '99 F250's bushings and they are in almost perfect shape.

Hi Stephen, i need some help with my ford ranger 2012 BCM replacement. The old BCM was burnt by a short circuit on the vehicle. Now i have ordered one from but it came not programed, can assist me on how i can get this reprogrammed myself as i am using a launch x431 pro mini.

Data black oval thing on floor is not a bushing,it's a access plug

I have used energy suspension bushings on my truck and car control arms for 65k miles each and both vehicles have yet to need an alignment from worn bushings. The truck has had them on 2 years longer, but gets driven less.

That's funny,, good video, Heep em coming

LMAO! Looks like my CrownVic CVPI. (My servce vehicle lol)

Does the scanner alltel has to be updated , specific pay 1,200 a year to keep it update ? (Like my strap on)

Great video like always

I have been using energy suspension poly subframe mounts on my second gen Camaro since 1998. they have never given my any problems. i have not heard them squeak, but then its hard to hear anything over a big block Chevy and 40 series mufflers.

Would "anti-seize" work as an alternative? The copper stuff?

Wonder if you could not somehow install a grease zirk, so that you can grease the squeeky bushing easy??

If you use the S&B Filter bushings they come with everything you need. They also have a life time warranty. They ride better then the OME ones. You pay a little more but worth it.

Great video.

I've seen the same thing from some of the SUPPOSEDLY reputable companies that say their bushings will last for years... yeah... maybe dog years.... What I've started doing is use the Ford ones BUT cover them with Ford red-moly axle grease. If you re-grease every year It keeps the rubber from crystallizing and the bushings survive. I've only ever changed the bushings once in any of them * IF * the customer listens to me and keeps them greased yearly.... they MAY still get crushed over time but it apparently takes so long I wouldn't know.... haven't seen one come back in yet. And I started to grease them back in 2011 when customers first started coming to me with them and I saw how brittle they were. And fyi the bolts come out fairly easy if you take the weight off them and use pb blaster straw and spray it between the mounts and the body then drive around for a few bumpy miles (easy here because paved roads aren't really a thing unless in town)

The title got me here and your video was very well done. Your goal and description of how to get there was easily understood. You hit all the PC notes. eg- no mention of God, and "We don't judge" Since this is my first view of this channel, I don't know how you roll in the use of Loctite so I am assuming you duplicated what Ford did. I think I will subscribe and view some of your other video's. Keep up the good work!

Wow. 50k for styrofoam mounting pads. Are these vehicles getting crappier and crappier or what??

I was having a tuff time getting some spring bushing bolts off... Blah blah blah... So yeah I got out the salwsall out! Lol also works for early 90s f350 computer ripping out...

Thanks .

Hey. I have a 94 7.3 turbo power stroke. Its my first diesel. I have been replacing things as i go. It recently started smoking white at higher rpms. I have no idea what would cause this any help or advice would be greatly appreciated

My brother has the same style truck, we had to do his body mounts

2008 f250 superduty 130,000 miles but im sure they had to be gone when i bought the truck at 88,000 miles and people complain about the gas engine 5.4 in general,with the cam phaser ticking issue that ford denies happens,mine didnt rear its head until i changed the oil the first time,tells me that they had an additive in it,went back to the dealer and their ''head mechanic'' listened to it and tried to tell me it was injector noise and totally normal,luckily im capable of doing the replacements for that and knock on wooden heads of ford engineers 139,000 miles going strong,i wont even start on the caliper issues

Every manufacture has issues. Drive what you like and fix what you have to fix. Besides, if that truck wasn’t broke, you’d have no cash in hand.

That has to be a interesting ride

Apart from other stuff , I like your Music

do you put locktight on the cab mount bolts?

Make you an adapter for a harbor freight pipe threader with a 1/2 drive 12 inch ext.. constant pressure by the pipe threader will bring them right on out.. especially if you do these often.. no worries about threadlocker... it will break them loose easy.. slow but effective..

Do you have a link for the LED lights in your garage? The ones on the ceiling. Good videos...

My work vehicle is a '15 F550. would this truck have these bushings?

71203 Eaton Fuller Transmission Lubricant 8 Oz. For bushings works good

None of my 8 cab mounts would come out with an impact as it would rattle the captured nut up top around in it's mount. Wrenching them all out seemed impossible as they were so hard to turn I thought each one would break. It was a terrible job.

The problem is actually common on any of the Fords that they call "Super Duty". Just had same problem fixed on a 2006 550 with 140k miles

Problem is that surface of bushing is slick so greasy fall of due time. Take a checkering file from your local gunsmith and make some chekering on internal and external surface of your bushing. It make a surface harsh and keep grease inside of bush so greasin last longer