Rear UCA Question

[Roadracer350]

Ok guys I am having a problem... I am replacing my rearend with the unit out of the FR and I can't get the rear UCA out. I have everything out but the UCA is still attached to the rearend I just took the 3 chassis bolts out. It seams that the fuel tank is holding the chassis bracket someway. I picked up some Torx bits to loosen the straps to lower the tank a smidg but I was told that a reg T50 bit won't fit it is oversize or somthing? Any advice before I take a torch an completely rip the fuel tank out and put a cell in the trunk.

 

[stkjock]

did you look at this?

http://iihs.net/fsm/?dir=65&viewfile=Upper Arm.pdf

 

[sheizasosay]

Ford uses a special Torx, but I did mine with a friends's Snap-On T50 as the T50 I had wouldn't work. But my friends Torx socket was not the Ford "special" Torx socket. If you try to buy that one socket, it will not be cheap. I think it depends on the maker of the Torx socket.. Find a friend who has a different brand Torx than you. If you wanted to, you could do whatever it takes to get that bolt out without worrying about saving it. Find a bolt of proper strength, thread pitch, length and diameter and just replace it with a hex head. I didn't need to do that though. You have to loosen the tank straps and let it drop a couple inches. I lowered the tank via the strap/strap bolts on both sides. IIRC, I lowered the driver's side more than the passenger side because the UCA chassis bolt comes out in that direction.

 

[fdjizm]

My 08 has a regular T50 bit, I should have looked before I bought the special bit.
They got some no joke fuckin locktite on those bolts I'll tell ya!

 

[Roadracer350]

Just got off the phone with the Snap on guy and it's 80 bucks and a week out. I will take my chance with what I have. Yea I searched and that's how I found out about the special bit but I didn't know if anyone has taken it out without dropping the tank.

My 08 has a regular T50 bit, I should have looked before I bought the special bit.
They got some no joke fuckin locktite on those bolts I'll tell ya!

You willing to sell that bit if this won't work?

 

[fdjizm]

Yea I don't need it. $79.99 for you bro.
Actually if you want to borrow it I'm down, I think there may be other people on here that need it as well.
We can pass it around.

 

[Roadracer350]

Sweet! Let me check this one tonight and if it doesn't work I will shoot you a PM and send you PayPal for the ride

 

[Antti]

I just removed my UCA using 7 mm Allen socket. Fits very fine to strap bolts.

 

[Roadracer350]

I just removed my UCA using 7 mm Allen socket. Fits very fine to strap bolts.

Cool I will try that if the T50 I have doesn't work