mike dexter Posted December 6, 2019 Report Share Posted December 6, 2019 Does anyone know if these are compatible? I have a perfectly good set of Monroe front strut assemblies on my 2007. Except for the mounts, that is. They are horrible! I would like to replace them with Motorcraft strut mounts (if this combination is possible). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bfazona Posted December 6, 2019 Report Share Posted December 6, 2019 I have done this. Had Monroe strut mounts first, which were garbage and then swapped them for Motorcraft. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbwt Posted December 7, 2019 Report Share Posted December 7, 2019 You can never go wrong with a KYB strut, Motorcraft strut bearing mount combination. This combo has served me well and based on experience along with trial and error trying other mounts and struts 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbwt Posted December 7, 2019 Report Share Posted December 7, 2019 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike dexter Posted December 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2019 Awesome, thank you very much for your replies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike dexter Posted January 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2020 Hey guys, got this job done over the Christmas holidays, and they work great now. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special_K Posted January 2, 2020 Report Share Posted January 2, 2020 20 minutes ago, mike dexter said: Hey guys, got this job done over the Christmas holidays, and they work great now. Thanks again. Glad it all worked out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bb56 Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 (edited) On 1/2/2020 at 8:50 AM, mike dexter said: Hey guys, got this job done over the Christmas holidays, and they work great now. Thanks again. Hi Mike, I'm about to do my 2011 Limited struts. Did you have to remove the cowl above the strut to get the top bolts out? How long did the whole job take? Any special tools beside spring compressors? Any tips? Thanks! Edited January 10, 2020 by bb56 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike dexter Posted January 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2020 On 1/10/2020 at 4:43 PM, bb56 said: Hi Mike, I'm about to do my 2011 Limited struts. Did you have to remove the cowl above the strut to get the top bolts out? How long did the whole job take? Any special tools beside spring compressors? Any tips? Thanks! My Edge is Gen 1.0, and yours is Gen 1.5, so perhaps there are some differences in this area. I did not remove the cowl screen molding, but it was very tight getting to the nuts underneath it. Ratchet wrenches definitely help with this. No special tools other than the spring compressors. Note that loading the strut into the cavity and attaching the top nuts is a two person job. About 2 hours overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bb56 Posted January 13, 2020 Report Share Posted January 13, 2020 (edited) Thanks Mike. Very helpful to know. I've done struts in other cars and I agree that it is best to have 2 people when putting it back in, but I'm on my own for most of my auto repairs. I don't remember how difficult the last one as so I'll give it a go. Glad there's no special tools required and I hope to come close to your 2 hours total. I'll be lucky to get one side in 2 hours - LOL! UPDATE: I'm assuming you used quickstrut assemblies to replace the originals Mike. Two hours is impressive but I'm surprised how straightforward the job was. Each side took me 2 hours to take it out, disassemble it, build the new strut and replace it in the car. When I bought the Motocraft struts, I could not find them with springs and all. I watched MacT's video and he made it look difficult. I think the hardest part was the very time consuming upper 4 bolts where the cowling is - not only in the way , (can't use socket wrench) but also the outermost rear bolt is covered so closely that it is tough to get a closed end box wrench on them. Passenger side was worse and I had to remove the 10 mm bolt where the cowling meets the fender to flex the cowling up enough to get the wrench on it. . The borrowed spring compressors worked like a charm but getting the center shock nut off was tricky. The strut shaft has a 10 mm head and luckily a 13/16 offset box wrench fit down into the well. Breaking it loose required placing another long wrench between two of the upright bolts then laying it down on the floor to prevent spinning. The same technique worked when tightening the new one. I was able to put the whole assembled strut back without help as you can see the upper bolt holes pretty clearly. I rested the strut assembly on the half shaft with a piece of wood between them, then stood up and screwed the upper 4 bolts finger tight. Then I positioned the lower bolt holes and replaced the two big main bolts and 24 mm nuts. I couldn't have done it without the 13 mm ratchet-end box wrench I borrowed. It was a big time saver getting the upper nuts off. Now she's quiet as a mouse when I make turns. I'm hoping the new mounts don't fail because of what looked like missing 2 ball bearings in each one. Cheers and thanks for the help. Edited January 15, 2020 by bb56 updated with results Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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