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- made a new piece from a block of aluminum (1 reports)
accessories - interior problem
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2008Dec 22
Explorer Eddie Bauer V8
The shifter plunger on the steering column broke and you have to buy the whole steering column to replace this cheap little piece of S*$$(*&T. What a piece of crap made of the cheapest pot metal aluminum I have seen in 25 years of being a Boilermaker/Welder.
I could have designed this so it would come off the side with a couple of screws to take half off to get to the plunger. I got it off but it won't weld because of the cheap metal. I tried tigging it twice and it broke in a different place both times so now I have to buy a whole steering column because nobody will sell just the plunger. No wonder no body wants to buy an American car anymore and that's why they are going broke. You get ZIP for support from dealers and Ford. Remember when we used to say Jap-Crap well they fixed it but we are so arrogant we don't admit the Japanese are humble enough to fix their problem. America better wake up.
Got it fixed by making a new piece from a block of aluminum. Machinests make good friends sometimes.
Terry can you send me your phone number and I can call you on my cell. Your email did not go through
for some reason??????
Gary C.
Seattle, WA, USA
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