What did you do to your Fiesta ST today ?

[the duke]

Straight out of the box. Can’t have shit in Detroit.

 

[the duke]

We’ll, front left had a few turns and I’m guessing wasn’t fully seated.couldn’t get my torque wrench to hit 55 front, but got as tight as I could without breaking my Allen key or the socket falling off. Coincidentally this was the side that made the most noise, here’s hoping it’s good enough.

 

[the duke]

Also I bought a simple camber gage because I like tools.

 

[TyphoonFiST]

Also I bought a simple camber gage because I like tools.

What if the Hub is rusty....wouldn't that offset readings?

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[the duke]

What if the Hub is rusty....wouldn't that offset readings?

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It’s rough anyways. If it’s relative than the displacement is fine. If it moves 1 deg it moved 1 deg. You just need to know your starting point.

Also whoever decided to hex the strut shaft can fuck off. I refuse to believe there isn’t a better way to tighten the bolt to the shaft. Started stripping the passenger shaft.

 

[FiestaSTdude]

Changed my serpentine belt, idler, and tensioner pulley. The idler pulley felt kinda bad. Belt and tensioner looked fine.

 

[the duke]

Changed my serpentine belt, idler, and tensioner pulley. The idler pulley felt kinda bad. Belt and tensioner looked fine.
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Miles?

 

[FiestaSTdude]

Miles?

100600.
I plan on changing all that stuff every 100k. I had an idler pulley seize up on my'01 focus, trying to avoid that by changing it before it fails.

 

[akiraproject24]

I have parts lining my living room like it was a garage building up. I gotta get these things in!

 

[razr_m3]

S280, ARP downpipe studs, new plugs ordered to arrive Mon. Autopower roll bar arrived, so I got started on welding up their tacked portions. Car is at the trans shop getting LSD installed, so I'm as far as I can get without a car to mock things up in.

 

[the duke]

100600.
I plan on changing all that stuff every 100k. I had an idler pulley seize up on my'01 focus, trying to avoid that by changing it before it fails.

OEM recommendations is 10 years and/or 100K miles, correct?

Sheeeet, my car is 8 years old.

 

[FiestaSTdude]

OEM recommendations is 10 years and/or 100K miles, correct?

Sheeeet, my car is 8 years old.

I think oem is 150k, I just choose to do it earlier. If you are replacing your motor mount, that's a perfect time to do it. Having that mount gone really improves access.

 

[the duke]

Good news. With the retightened top hats the car makes no noise (more than the regular stuff). Woo!

 

[Ludeem1]

On vacation so gonna utilize this time to put back my parts I took for for smog. Includes a new Milltek downpipe, whoosh boost hoses, going back to my kompact shorty over the VeePort for now and some other small stuff should be fun. Not looking forward to the downpipe tho lol even though it does get easier the more you do it

 

[gtx3076]

Wastegate is a bitch. Didn’t know I had to remove the coolant line to get the manifold shield out. Lost a lot of coolant in the process. Probably wouldn’t have done it had I known. Still couldn’t remove my windshield wipers, probably cooked on from 8 Texas summers so doing everything with the cowl on.

 

[Jabbit]

Wastegate is a bitch. Didn’t know I had to remove the coolant line to get the manifold shield out. Lost a lot of coolant in the process. Probably wouldn’t have done it had I known. Still couldn’t remove my windshield wipers, probably cooked on from 8 Texas summers so doing everything with the cowl on.
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You can get a small wiper/gear puller off Amazon, totally worth it.

 

[the duke]

You can get a small wiper/gear puller off Amazon, totally worth it.

Oh please yes. I just did this for my struts. I think a ball joint popper will work too. Beyond easy

 

[gtx3076]

You can get a small wiper/gear puller off Amazon, totally worth it.

It’s too late, I’ve gone too far.

 

[Sam4]

Good news. With the retightened top hats the car makes no noise (more than the regular stuff). Woo!

I knew it. Don't look at my other posts - my man card has been revoked and shredded. Hand tools are on lockdown.

 

[gtx3076]

Getting the heat shield off and access to the nut on the wastegate in the picture above I had to remove the coolant line. I lost a lot of coolant and the coolant bolt had 2 M12 copper crush washers I had to run out to replace. NAPA was the only store that carried a size close to the stock washers, 7/16” I think.