Thanks, I appreciate the advice. When I was looking for a Maverick in late 2022, I couldn't find a Lariat, hybrid with the luxury package anywhere, even the auctions, so I bought one with front end sheet metal damage and rebuilt it. Since I had done hundreds of rebuilds on Ford vehicles over the...
50 Years in the car business as a PA state inspection mechanic, body shop manager, service manager, car lot owner and seeing movement in the outer tie rod end when the wheel is pulled in and out. In other words, it has play when it shouldn't.
I just replaced the original 225/60/18 Michelins with 235/65/18 Michelin Defender 2 tires because I wanted a bit more sidewall with very little added width. I thought I noticed a bit of bumping and it seems the right side outer tie rod end is bad. I'm going to replace both sides and would like...
Where is the battery junction box on a hybrid Maverick? The repair CD shows it to be under the hood, on the left side, slightly in front of where the master cylinder used to be. I see a box with a cover that snaps off uncovering two huge connectors, but no fuse box. I know it's fuse #47, in...
Has anyone tried using higher tires for better milage? I've thought about going with a 235/65/18, or a 245/65/18 in place of the stock 225/60/18 tires. I don't want wider just higher and the 65 aspect ratio should be close to the same width. I know it's easy to figure the different diameters and...
L. B. Smith in Lemoyne is an honest dealer and also one of the few certified electric car dealerships by Ford, highly recommend. Gene Latta and Beshore & Koller are both excellent also, but little to no experience with the Maverick.