ID what this is!

FiveOsvt said:

I thought it could be a Whatchamacallit but it also looked like a doohickey.

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Bout 40 years turning wrenches and all I can say is sometimes the confusion is real...

The confusion is real when they hang off of the transmission or off of the exhaust system or transfer case. It seems like every manufacture has had some type of issue one time or another, it must be interesting how they go about solving these issues without breaking the bank especially when it comes to the motor

pat247 said:

I believe it is referred to as a thingamajig in the ford reference material.

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Not to be confused with a Thingambob...specs are similar but are very different for Obvious reasons.

KH4 said:

Not to be confused with a Thingambob...specs are similar but are very different for Obvious reasons.

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I think I saw a TSB for the Thingamabob

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U.F.O.
Unidentified Ford-derived Object

V/R
Smokey

What I'd really like to know is what happens if you remove it?

If it’s moving freely then it isn’t doing what it’s supposed to do. Taking it off wouldn’t change anything and you’d be eliminated the risk of it breaking off while driving and ending up in someone else’s radiator. Mine wobbles around as well and I’m planning to remove it.

Question to those who have removed it. Can you get it out without raising the bed? Can you get a sazall up there and cut the bolts? I’m debating cutting it out or using my extended warranty to get it replaced


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Jhollowell said:

If it’s moving freely then it isn’t doing what it’s supposed to do.

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Why is that?

Quite a few owners removed it only to find out that,
there is vibration that you can feel and your side mirrors will become obsolete because they will shake.

The bolts are in the rubber grommet imbedded in the weight thus making them isolators.

MTF said:

Quite a few owners removed it only to find out that,
there is vibration that you can feel and your side mirrors will become obsolete because they will shake.

The bolts are imbedded in a rubber grommet thus making them isolators.

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And that's the reason why it feels loose.