Just finished this job. Watched your video several times through. Then took the IPad to the back yard and double checked as I went on a few points. Hands down the best how to video I have seen. And I’m not a youngster. No unnecessary chatter. Great work flow. And everything worked exactly as you said. Great job. Thank you.

Wow, that sound you got it to make at 6:10 in the video is what I have been searching the whole internet for. Thanks for helping with the solution! Great Video.

After a nightmare situation with the dealer and warranty company I decided I would do this myself. This is by far the best video I found. I really appreciate the great explanation and inclusion of torque specs. This video made the job quick and easy!

I am finally glad to see a video so plan and clear. This video shows every step of the process. I had to change these same exact parts. I didn't not what the noise was until I watched your video. Great video! It was truly helpful.

This is the best video I've seen on this replacement procedure. Like one of the other commenters I seem to be having an issue with what seems to be my driver side not disengaging from 4wd. Getting a dull growl so will try to tackle this myself after watching this. Just waiting on my vaccuum gage to arrive

I need to pull my CV shaft and this was the best video I could find on how to get it free of the steering knuckle. Good instructions.

Great video. Explained everything. I had a friend thought his CV axle was bad. So he had me look at it. I'm not a Ford guy so I didn't know about these actuators but I knew it wasn't a CV axle problem. This is exactly what was wrong.

Great video! Very well presented. Something I learned while working in Aviation manufacturing is to only let the Torque Wrench click once. Making it click multiple times actually over torques the bolt/nut. You’d be surprised how much over torque that’s causing. I did that for years while working on Aircraft in the military and never knew of such a thing.

Thank you. This is the best IWE replacement I’ve seen - and I think I’ve seen them all at this point 😂

Pretty straightforward job Mike,thanks for sharing it with us! 👍

Excellent! My dad has a 2014 FX 4 with 198K miles and was making noise, intermittent , Thank you very much

Your video saved me a fortune!! Was able to do this job in my driveway in under an hour. Thanks for the great instruction! I have a 2012 Lariat Super Crew. This video was perfect!

great video man.. I like the explanation of when you slip the gears back together on assembly. its kind of a sweet feeling but hard to explain it well.. great job dude!!! always enjoy the videos!

Did this with your video and another guys. Liked yours cause you had the torque specs. It did actually end up taking most of my day because my rotor was rusted on. Wouldnt come off with a rubber mallet or prybar. I took some other guys advice and used two bolts screwed in through the caliber clamp pushed up against four quarter wrapped in hockey tape. After tightening both bolts back and forth for fifteen minutes eventually the rotor cracked off. But I didn’t have any spare bolts that were long enough and had to go to the hardware store … so it goes

Took my truck to a shop to get a sticky rotor off and have them change the brakes. Brought my bearing/hub (was going to drop it in myself before I ran in to that foul rotor) and asked if they could plunk that in while they had the rotor off. They came back and said there was some big complicated procedure including having to keep the vacuum pressure on the whole time etc. and said they weren't equipped to do it. Watched a number of other videos, and this one..and realized it's dead simple. Will never take my truck back to that shop for sure. Great video! Thanks for the help!

I'll be doing this tomorrow morning, I've watched numerous videos on how to do this and your process is by far the quickest and easiest as far as I can tell. The mechanics in most of these videos appear to be working on vehicles that have never been outdoors, no rust and everything just comes apart. Not a real world scenario. I couldn't even get the dust cover of the axle end without destroying it. Great video, wish me luck!

Used this video as reference of what I was looking for to properly spline the IWE, hub and CV shaft. Good tip on putting the IWE on the hub first! Thank you.

Perfect. Thank you. I also noticed a change in my avg fuel economy when I started getting the intermittent grinding sound.

Dude you just saved my day I was ready to give up searching and wait for whatever failure to tell me the problem

Absolutely awesome and thank you so much for making this video. I was able to order the parts before hand and had everything ready. Then I watched this video as I went along making sure I hit all the right steps. I really appreciate it and it seems to have fixed my issue.

AWESOME Vid, with the whole procedure done very well, including torques. THX!!!

Great video. I need to find one of those vacuum tools so I can see if the iwe is the problem it maybe just a vacuum line. But now I know it's a fairly easy problem to fix. Thanks for putting this out

What an excellent video. Good dog you do so damn good. No unnecessary talk or video time, show all the crucial video and talking points. Damn. Loved this video

Great video, trying to get my 2013 F-150 fixed and this made it so easy!

New Yorker here. I never saw a tie rod come apart automatically like that ! I would stop the job and go buy a lotto ticket right away. If I won I'd just pay someone to finish the job then. : )

Definitely a great video great presentation straight to the point and explain of how it works

I came across this just learning about 4WD repairs. this is what I need to fix. Off topic of why I was watching 4WD repairs. 4WD engaged but drives like it is having seizures. But I was wondering like. 2 days ago, before this video, why was my wheels grinding but now not... wow, Perfect. Thank you, Sir that is in this video. thank you GoTech.

Great video! I will be doing this, this weekend!

Very helpful video, very good step by step tutorial, thanks for providing the info regarding the grease use on this parts.

You are a life saver I just bought a truck and it start making this noise after I paid for it😢 now I know the problem is not that expensive

Excellent job! Wouldn't change a thing. Thank you!

Thank you so much for this video! It was a great step by step video that made the process really simple

Thanks for the video. Saved me lots of money and made it a fun job for me. Wish I had a lift though!!

Thank you.....I am not a mechanic but now have a better understanding when I take my 2014 4x4 F150 for four wheel drive issues.

Damn what a vid, not only performed the job, but explained everything in layman's terms!

Looked real good Mike. Could only see surface rust on the upper control arm. I was surprised how easy the nuts and bolts came off. Hopefully that replacement cures the intermittent engagement problems and gear grinding.

very informative and helped me to know how to do this job.

Step by step, quick and easy, thank you ...🤘

Thanks for the great Video. Really helps us that don]t wrench everyday

Nice job. Thank you for this. Great work

Great video, I have to change one of them, this video helped me a lot, thanks for sharing

Excellent video. Explaination. Video angle-view. Perfect.

Awesome video, I wish I could have diagnosed it myself. Now I get to pay the Ford dealer to do the work. The noise sounded just like that with the loss of vacuum and there was moisture inside the IWE as well. I hope someone trained them to do it correctly. Thanks so much for the video.

That is one clean truck , good vid. Thanks

Great Video! Good content and quality shooting.

Thanks for sharing! Your video has a ton of information and good production quality 👍

Very informative, great work 👍👍

Thanks for the help, nicely done.

We always appreciate your videos! Very little rust under that truck for your location...

Excellent Video....now that I have a great idea as to what the problem is, I'll be able to talk with the service department and get the vehicle in for diagnosis and repair. It's really nice to see guys like you take the time to pull a video together like this. I'm betting rather than the short amount of time that it took you, I'm thinking about an all day job for me.. I'll be looking at the other videos on your web site.

Bro... you are great on camera. Thanks!

Thanks for teaching us Mike🙏👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👋👋👋👋✌

Nice job 👍

Excellent video!

Great job Mike

Been trying to find a solution for that noise for 6 months and you nailed it!!! thank you so much

Nice job Mike!

And I was going to take it in! Thank you so very very much!

Wow. So far 1.1k views and zero thumbs down! Impressive! Nice job.

Great video!👍

Great video

Great video. You are very professional :-)

Nice presentation Mike. I had one of these IWE failure driving across Missouri on a hot 98 degree day. It sounded like the front end had fallen out on my 2003 Expedition. Seems like water enters the solenoid end, expanding when hot causing the IWE to engage. Scares the H#$L out of one. Probably not doing the axle teeth or IWE any favors also. FMC recalled the unit, placing a shield over the solenoid , keeping water above the cowling from entering the solenoids. Replaced both axles and IWE's and a couple check valves in the vacuum system. Seems OK , never has happened again.

Awesome Video!!

Great job of showing how to do this.

Simplemente Excelente Amigo.

wow tyvm this is so helpful, I will be doing my own.

Great video and information as always. Good to see you Mike. Hope all is well down there with you and the family.

I have never seen one of your videos before and I have to say I was impressed. I need this job done on my truck, and the job is a little over my non mechanical head, but at least I understand it enough that I can talk to my regular mechanic. Excellent video.

Great video- thank you. After having both IWE on the front end replaced twice, I ended up going with a doorman kit that deletes the IWE. Minor change in fuel consumption (since the axles are always engaged), but hopefully solves the issue for good.

That was a slick tutorial

Finally, someone shows how to grease it, and what to grease it with! Why is that step left out so often on YT videos??

thanks from Chile!

i think i will just take off the vacuum lines and run it full time...thank you for the tip!!

Best video I've ever seen I wish you were close to my area so I could take you my 4 x4 for transit I did a Break job on it and from that moment I have not been able to enjoy my 4 by 4 Van My mechanic did a horrible job putting in those hobb bearings

Excellent 👍👍

2015 f150 lariat with low miles 26,000. I had an intermittent but increasing in occurrence growling noise seeming to come from front wheel. Almost sounded like tire rubbing plastic wheel well but I knew it was iwe. Began late spring cold weather.. went away summer.. came back in cold fall under 60 degree out. I replaced check valve and solenoid bc they are cheap and easy to swap.. didn't work.. rented vacuum pump from auto zone, tested all the lines engine off and while driving.. also pumped up each front iwe at the hub.. everything held vacuum perfectly and vacuum inches stayed solid when driving and while noise was happening (see troubleshoot vids it's easy if you have a pump and attchements). decided to change driver side front iwe and it worked. YOU DONT NEED TO DISCONNECT ABS LINE, just rip out lowest Xmas tree clip to give you slack and you can leave rotor on too.. rented a breaker bar from auto zone to loosen caliper bolts (get full refund when you return tools fyi). Get new IWE on.. pump it up to disengage and them push onto axel.. then release vacuum and twist iwe housing to get it locked in.. then bolt the iwe in. Otherwise this video is good.

Oh thank goodness you address the brake caliper bolts. Several I messed with had locktite, and were not torque to yield( I had trouble reassuring a customer that it was fine, so he spent the money on new bolts to even though I didn't think it was really necessary). The Torque to yield bolts are honestly a frickin joke. Just seems like it's to make sure they are one time use only.…...what was wrong with normal bolts that didn't get stretched right to the edge of snapping off.

Big help Thanks!

Just started hearing the same noise you are producing at the 6:00 mark, as of today and my truck will be getting looked at on Feb 15th, I’m hoping it’s the actuators that are bad!

Excellent topic for a video. As always... I learned something. I never like to 2nd guess or question automotive engineers for the decisions they make, but a vacuum design?

Good information thanks❤

Bro I just want to tell you that the same sound came from my 2007 Ford F150 lariat just the other day and I had no idea what it was I want to thank you for this video because now I know exactly what to do I just wish my truck didn’t have as much rust as your vehicle being from Michigan salt you know what that’s like inside some pulling it apart I might as well replace a lot of the other parts because everything is rusted out just want to say thank you so much for the video now I know exactly what to do and what not to deal four thumbs up bro ok 👌🏼🔥🤠🔥Camping Russ out

Charles Lewis Can't thank you enough for the video and instruction. I replaced the drivers side on my 2015 lariat and its all quiet now. Just wondering if i should do the passenger side. It has 91000K on it. Great job Man!!

Hey Mike. That all come apart way too easy. Especially that tie rod end. Nice job. Looks like you are really living the dream!!!! BTW your little ones are telling me daddy needs another mustang. :)

I’ve personally had more fail when adding grease. If the engineers wanted that much grease it would of come that way. I install these with what is supplied on it and have had no issues

Really good video!!!!!!

I found this usefull thanks

nice job thanks

Thxs Mike nice to know.....

Good video. I have this very same problem.

Thank you Mike. Would you think a front end alignment would be required afterwards?

Thanks, this was awesome. Helped me decide to do the IWE on my '11. Only thing I had an issue with was getting the lower arm off. I ended up leaving it attached and was still able to get the fix done. The only thing I think would have helped would have been a mini how to on how to get the ABS sensor cable disattached. That took me an hour+ of puzzling out because I couldn't find anything on the web and pictures of the replacement part were less than helpful. Anyways, thanks much for the video!

I have a vacuum gauge in the cab linked between solenoid and IWE's. This way I see if I have a leak and when there is vacuum to the IWE's. Recommend for anyone working this issue. This should be done AFTER you have tested the 4 components, IWe's, lines, valve, and tank. With gauge you are now monitoring the existence or not of vacuum. I have NOT connected a voltage gauge to monitor the solenoid voltage, but believe if you can to do so. A voltage gauge would confirm vacuum findings or point to the solenoid or voltage from upstream.

Thank you thank you thank you 🙏🏻

Thanks you gave me hope that it might not be my flex plate again

"!!~~GRIND GRIND~~!!" "That's a pretty extreme case, but... ...continues to "!!~~GRIND GRIND~~!!"... LOL

I've had my share with these😏great video👍

Thank you, very much

Good video I’m having an issue getting the nut fully off the upper ball joint have tried everything loaded the suspension dropping the suspension pry bars have to get cut the nut off don’t really want to do that but my truck is much older than the one in the video and the corrosion and being outside and Winters have taken it’s toll I can see why my shop doesn’t wanna work on it etc.