What is the Hardest Part to Remove on a Maverick

What frame??

 

omg...!!! new discovery here for somebody lol!!!

 

My car came with two...a front one and rear one

 

It didn't have a left side AND a right side?

 

naah, its also missing the center frame.

Im going to put in some SFC to compensate for that

 

The teensy weensy little fuse in the fuseblock.

 

wiper motor!
http://mmb.maverick.to/showthread.php?t=230&highlight=wiper+motor

 

i use to have fun watching mechanics try to change spark plugs on the comet. i had it down to an hour to change them. but i used a bunch of specialized tools i made. (rubber hose)

 

IMHO there is nothing hard for me to change on a maverick/comet........

 

Every one of the 40 year old bolts holding whatever you need to remove/replace!

 

Looks like we have a winner. That wiper motor is made of hate. I would rather install a transmission than a wiper motor on these cars, not joking.

I've done it twice with the radiator in, and I've come to the conclusion that it's worth spending the extra 10 minutes to pull the radiator so your hands don't end up looking like you lost a fight with a cheese grater.

I think ANY fuse in the factory fuseblock qualifies for runner-up or at least honorable mention, particularly the early cars. Don't forget to clean the contacts.

Torch and grinder doesn't count, Lance.

Spark plugs. Ugh. Faced with changing spark plugs in my fully-populated engine bay with manifolds, power steering and AC... I would rather put a sparkplug wire down the front of my pants and rev the engine 'til I pass out, hopefully waking up with amnesia.

 

after reading how hard it would be to change fuses in the stock fusebox, stories of removing the front seats, and general hilarity. I took stock of my own fusebox. I realized that im almost 7 feet tall and cant fit under the steering column even with the bench removed. So i got my picks out, got a flashlight, and got myslef wedged under the steering column with the rest of me out the door. not even 30 seconds to pull a fuse. I don't know for sure what that says about the rest of you.

 

Well, we joke about fuses, heater cores, wiper motors, brake switches, spark plugs, etc., but quite honestly even the "bad" stuff ain't that hard to work on in a Mav/Comet. Those few repairs which happen to be a bit more difficult than they should be are just the only things we can find to bitch about. I've been through all of those little Mavericker rites of passage myself, even a full AC swap into a non-AC car, and still really none of it was all that horrible compared to some of the things I've done on more modern cars. I think we'd all admit that our short list of complaints is nothing compared to any vehicle rolling off the assembly lines today. Sure I can do a brake job or change spark plugs on my wife's '04 Stratus in ten minutes, but let it get any more complicated than that and I'll be wishing I was under my Maverick with a proper set of SAE sockets.

 

Also...

...it says we have shorter arms!

 

Best way to get to the fuse box is to sit your butt on the driveway.

Best way to change the brake light switch with a clutch is disconnect the linkage at the bellhousing to let the pedal stay on the floor.

Don’t know about the wiper yet…let you know in a few days.

I would rather work on an old car than a new car because if you drop your wrench you can crawl under the car and get it…with a new car you will have to go buy another wrench.