Tear Down: In Search of the Elusive Rattle

[Kilgore Trout]

I am fixing to remove the back seat pieces, rear interior quarter trim, and maybe even the headliner in my vert to attempt to eliminate various rattles.

What do you think? Should I take some pics while I am doing it and post them up?

:SNSign:

I might end up with some amusing pics of me being by myself as I accidently crack/destroy shiot

 

[SteedaQ400]

Yes, post them.

 

[SteedaQ400]

Oh my vert shakes to much and its driving me crazy.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Oh my vert shakes to much and its driving me crazy.

Tell me about it

 

[helty]

if you dont take pics and share, no one will show up on June 10th

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Alright, I 'm heading to the garage with my camera. Later...

Y'all get out in them garages and do some preventitive maintenance also

 

[tomustang]

Y'all get out in them garages and do some preventitive maintenance also

no comment

 

[helty]

Y'all get out in them garages and do some preventitive maintenance also

oh, I just got back from using the lift at a garage. I did my share of preventative maintenance. Now I need to rebuild my rear end. I was gonna finally buy new rims/tires or some nice shiney Jet-Hot coated Longtubes. Now its 31 splines, bearings and seals, and a new differential. Son-of-a-bitch

 

[SteedaQ400]

LOL

if you dont take pics and share, no one will show up on June 10th

 

[DerekStangGT]

oh, I just got back from using the lift at a garage. I did my share of preventative maintenance. Now I need to rebuild my rear end. I was gonna finally buy new rims/tires or some nice shiney Jet-Hot coated Longtubes. Now its 31 splines, bearings and seals, and a new differential. Son-of-a-bitch

im in the same boat. keep us updated as to what you end up buying and what it costs you. im considereing just buying a whole new rear end

 

[helty]

im in the same boat. keep us updated as to what you end up buying and what it costs you. im considereing just buying a whole new rear end

Im thinking Moser 31 splines, a full bearing and seal kit (from whoever makes the best) and Im still undecided on the differential. I hear so many contradicting things about Auburn, Eaton, Detroit and FRPP, I dont know wtf to do.

Somebody tell me what the best, strongest diffential is for a daily driven, full bolt-on + heads and cams with 4.10s GT is!

damn it

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Here are the first set of pics

The calm before the storm:
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What back seat?
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Convertible top motor:
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You can see the ABS sensor leads going through the floorboards in this one:
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Here's a closeup of the small trim fasteners on the exterior of the quarter trim, very delicate and fragile ones...
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Floor trim fastener for quarter trim:
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Look close you will see three black trim fasteners holding the interior edge of the quarter trim:
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Here's my trim fastener removal tool, the right tool for the job for sure
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Take the door sill cover off, it just pulls right off:
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[helty]

awesome killy, just for that I'll be there

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Oh, I am not done yet. Still have to find the elusive rattle...

Here's the quarter trim completely removed. Be careful, have patience, remove all the trim fasterners and pay attention to how it comes out so you can get it back in just right. Sometimes it takes a couple tries to get it just right. I have needle nose vice grips on the seat belt to keep it from annoying me:
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Here is the speaker grill as seen from the inside. This is the stocker with crappy half assed plastic melt rivets holding it on. I replaced the grill on the other side and the replacement has much nicer friction washers to hold the grill in place. The new grill cost $14 at the Ford parts counter:
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Here's my fabulous Pioneer four ways I installed last summer:
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Getting ready to shop-vac out all the shiot and start looking for rattles
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[Stang|ess]

wtf youre crazy.

hmm PM me the addy, and ill be at your gtg for sure

 

[Kilgore Trout]

From HI? Anyway, it is not hard and if you want to replace speakers or speaker grill you must tear down to this extent... A good trim fastener tool is KEY.

 

[timeless2]

I hope you don't create more rattles than what you started with.

 

[SRMobile]

 

[Kilgore Trout]

I hope you don't create more rattles than what you started with.

Actually the possibility of that is extremely high. Also, when I did the speaker install last summer I created some rattles that I am fixing today. Pics of that to follow...

 

[timeless2]

Actually the possibility of that is extremely high. Also, when I did the speaker install last summer I created some rattles that I am fixing today. Pics of that to follow...

You should use Dynamat padding as well as felt tape on seams to help prevent vinyl creaking/squeaking/rattling.