What Have You Done to Your Cougar Today?

Flap Motor Blues... ( update )

Foobar said:
Apart from the awkward location / top screws...
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I wish I had seen this before tangling with those T20 screws on the flap motor. The handle also unscrews so the ratchet can be used alone in a really confined space. All for £2.99 at a local discount shop...

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Pid_16V said:
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Nice work, Al. And good luck with that last coat of Frosty - I hear it can be a complete pig to float evenly, worse than a lot of similar metallics, (but nowhere near as bad as Ford Panther Black).

Foobar said:
I wish I had seen this before tangling with those T20 screws on the flap motor. The handle also unscrews so the ratchet can be used alone in a really confined space. All for £2.99 at a local discount shop...

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Rolson tools get mixed reviews, (mainly because they don't make anything - they're a wholesaler who shops around suppliers, so the quality varies from "Meh" to "Hmm!") but sometimes you come across a little gem like that one.

I'd definitely put one of those in my glovebox at that price. Good find!
 
Mako said:
Nice work, Al. And good luck with that last coat of Frosty - I hear it can be a complete pig to float evenly, worse than a lot of similar metallics, (but nowhere near as bad as Ford Panther Black).



Rolson tools get mixed reviews, (mainly because they don't make anything - they're a wholesaler who shops around suppliers, so the quality varies from "Meh" to "Hmm!") but sometimes you come across a little gem like that one.

I'd definitely put one of those in my glovebox at that price. Good find!
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Just ordered one off Amazon £5.75 free delivery[emoji106]


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I picked up something similar from the pound shop...cost.....£1 :D :D

especially useful for getting that torx at the top edge of the door card
 
Pulled the passenger seat out today to fixed it, now it will move forward when its tilted.

Pretty easy fix, just had to remove the seat to do it, plastic cable holder on the bottom rear corner was broken, cut a small slot in the plastic, drill a small hole in the steel frame and wire it in its original place.
Job done.
Just the drivers side to do.
 
Just fitted new rear discs and pads. Looks like the ones that were on have been on since new. Those t50 torx bolts were an absolute nightmare but they came off with a hammer, a blowtorch, and a lot of persuasion. Used hex head bolts when re-attaching, as per Mike's advice, so that should make it easier to do next time haha
 
seanfatman said:
Just fitted new rear discs and pads. Looks like the ones that were on have been on since new. Those t50 torx bolts were an absolute nightmare but they came off with a hammer, a blowtorch, and a lot of persuasion. Used hex head bolts when re-attaching, as per Mike's advice, so that should make it easier to do next time haha
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Not that I'm gatekeeping here, but I feel like there's two jobs that you have to do before you can really say that you're getting invested in your Cougar.

One is the rear brake disks, because of those damned T50s. The other is the alternator.

Some here might say that you need to experience the unique delights of changing exhaust headers while the engine is still in the bay. Others might talk about their water pump and releasing the hoses from the stubs. Still others might suggest that it's a full engine swap that gives you the keys to the kingdom.

But I think that the two I mentioned are the ones that most shade-tree mechanics will come across, and they teach you so very much about Fords in general, and creative swearing in particular.
 
Mako said:
Not that I'm gatekeeping here, but I feel like there's two jobs that you have to do before you can really say that you're getting invested in your Cougar.

One is the rear brake disks, because of those damned T50s. The other is the alternator.

Some here might say that you need to experience the unique delights of changing exhaust headers while the engine is still in the bay. Others might talk about their water pump and releasing the hoses from the stubs. Still others might suggest that it's a full engine swap that gives you the keys to the kingdom.

But I think that the two I mentioned are the ones that most shade-tree mechanics will come across, and they teach you so very much about Fords in general, and creative swearing in particular.
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Yup I still shiver thinking about those T50 bolts

And alty and headers are next on my list, lucky me :LOL:
 
You need a guy with small, dextrous hands who's done plenty of alternators before.
Any suggestions?:devilish:

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Mako said:
Not that I'm gatekeeping here, but I feel like there's two jobs that you have to do before you can really say that you're getting invested in your Cougar.

One is the rear brake disks, because of those damned T50s. The other is the alternator.

Some here might say that you need to experience the unique delights of changing exhaust headers while the engine is still in the bay. Others might talk about their water pump and releasing the hoses from the stubs. Still others might suggest that it's a full engine swap that gives you the keys to the kingdom.

But I think that the two I mentioned are the ones that most shade-tree mechanics will come across, and they teach you so very much about Fords in general, and creative swearing in particular.
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Wise words mate. We must almost all have been anointed at the altar of Cougardom:LOL:
 
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