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Old 03-31-2022, 02:41 PM
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I remember seeing fords having the cab removed several years ago with all the problems they were having in the early 2000s and thought that was crazy but they said that was the easiest way to work on them. I have had a new duramax 4x4 crew cab every year since 2009 and had not one problem. Other than tried to trade now and the dealer cant get many in. They dont get a lot of miles but not even had a recall that I remember.
I lost track of the recalls on my 2021 Tahoe. Last one was the rear headrests. Service manager said the set I was to get were like the 4th update and before they put them on he said they had a notice they were going to have another update and I never did get a set. I dont sit back there so no big deal. I do like how the Tahoe rides, just a pain to park
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Old 03-31-2022, 09:21 PM
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I remember seeing fords having the cab removed several years ago with all the problems they were having in the early 2000s and thought that was crazy but they said that was the easiest way to work on them. I have had a new duramax 4x4 crew cab every year since 2009 and had not one problem. Other than tried to trade now and the dealer cant get many in. They dont get a lot of miles but not even had a recall that I remember.
I lost track of the recalls on my 2021 Tahoe. Last one was the rear headrests. Service manager said the set I was to get were like the 4th update and before they put them on he said they had a notice they were going to have another update and I never did get a set. I dont sit back there so no big deal. I do like how the Tahoe rides, just a pain to park
These were taken in my shop earlier this month of a 2018 Ford F-150 we did a timing chain and guide job on. It is a 5.0 V-8 with 124,000 miles.

We take cabs off of GM and Ford trucks all the time, Diesel or Gas, it beats leaning over fenders. It usually takes us about 2-2.5 hours to remove a Cab including recovering the A/C charge
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Old 03-31-2022, 09:28 PM
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These were taken in my shop earlier this month of a 2018 Ford F-150 we did a timing chain and guide job on. It is a 5.0 V-8 with 124,000 miles.

We take cabs off of GM and Ford trucks all the time, Diesel or Gas, it beats leaning over fenders. It usually takes us about 2-2.5 hours to remove a Cab including recovering the A/C charge
When I saw the cab off my truck I was not happy, admittedly I’m picky about my stuff. While I understand it better now I didn’t then. Was this designed into these vehicles so the removal is efficient?
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Yes it was designed into the service procedures. That goes as far back as 1999 when I sent 3 of my techs through Ford's Power Stroke Certification program.

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These were taken in my shop earlier this month of a 2018 Ford F-150 we did a timing chain and guide job on. It is a 5.0 V-8 with 124,000 miles.

We take cabs off of GM and Ford trucks all the time, Diesel or Gas, it beats leaning over fenders. It usually takes us about 2-2.5 hours to remove a Cab including recovering the A/C charge
Bill... won't lie - I blurted out "WOW!" when I saw the pics but after your explanation, it seems like a logical way to handle a big repair without risking rig body damage, tech injury or other inefficiencies/wastes.

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