Hey guys, picked up a 06 e150 to convert into a camper. Now the repairs begin. First I need to is replace tie rods / ball joints.

Replacing everything from the tie rods, sleeves, drag link etc. I don't have the manual. And i'm seeing torque numbers all over the place on google. 55-75lbs seems to be the most thrown around. Can anyone give me accurate numbers? On the sleeves, drag link etc.

 

Check my signature below. So it's 4.6L or 5.4L?

 

My bad, was a quick post. 5.4L

Joe

 

 

Joe,
Just a reminder,
Don't forget to arrange to have a front end alignment done after replacing the tie rod ends.
There is also a recommendation of tightening the ball joints with the wheels straight ahead to prevent steering problems.
Little tips that make a big difference.
Usually , there is some tire wear indication when tie rod ends need replacement and toe needs to be right after new are installed.

 

Awesome, appreciate it. Is that some web resource where you got the info from?

Yeah, I have a friend from home helping via Facebook Messenger and he mentioned that. I wish he were here, everything would've been fixed by now. Has every mechanic tool I could want lol. A few other issues I'll be posting. Appreciate the help. I'll probably do both ball joints and tie rods. Break pads if needed.

 

Those are from my alldata software, any car make (not just ford) model from 1966 up to 2008. It's the dvd full version I got from where I used to work at. I converted them to disc images and mounted them as network drives.
alldata already switched to web based only since a decade ago. I prefer web based that's much easier to navigate when I can simply open as many new tabs as possible. The software based I can't even open multiple instance and I hate it so much, but it's better than nothing.

Look at the very first diagram I submitted previously, I posted that up on purpose so you can see and let me know what other diagrams you need from me.

 

Appreciate it!