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Originally Posted by arm79
I'll try not to confuse you or myself here...
In an earlier post you said F3LY3B477A (the original front black caged type pac nut for AU/BA/BF/Territory RWD) was replaced by W710084S439 (new grey nut) because you thought the supplier went bust and Ford sourced a new part.
I've always understood/believed the rear nut for all IRS vehicles from BA/SX onwards is BA5N042A. The ebay descriptions also lists it for the front of SX/SY AWD Territorys.
From what I can see F3LY3B477A and BA5N042A are identical. Same colour, design, thread size and pitch, measurements of the washer, cage, etc etc.
So what I'm trying to work out is why BA5N042A costs $20 more (or it did when I first looked at these around 12 months ago) than its superseded front counterpart and why is it listed as single use in the Workshop Manual and in the ebay descriptions.
I was hoping in your fountain of knowledge you might know why 2 seemingly physically identical parts are apparently different.
P.S. 11:07pm reply. I didnt realise you offered a 24/7 service.  |
Feels like I am working 24/7 sometimes, although AFF is my break from regular work when I need a breather. This is so much easier than my regular job and more rewarding.
All i know is the BA5N042A is made by DANA, not sure who made the previous one, but I at a guess by the part number it may have been overseas?
Engineers like to say one use only as they believe that once a fastener is torqued once it then looses its properties. I think they are just protecting themselves in a legal world we live in.