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1989 Ford Bronco

66 photos documented since 2006 7 years documented ♡ Follow this build

The story

I traded my neighbor my boat for his 3" lifted bronco. He took good care of it. I'm no master mechanic, but I'm pretty good with cars - started with a 68 mustang, then a 72 and an 89. I took the 68 to a shop to do engine work, got the car back and the exhaust fell off on the way home. Got a book, started reading and never let someone I didn't know touch any of my cars ever again. Money is always tight, so to pay someone for something I can do doesn't make sense. As I do things to my Bronco, I'll take a bunch of pics, put them up here and spell it out for you. Hopefully you can save some $$ while making your ride nicer — Brahma502

Day one vs. today

Drag to compare 2006 against 2013.

1989 Ford Bronco in 2013
1989 Ford Bronco in 2006
2006 2013

Photo history

66 photos across 6 years — drag the dot to travel through this vehicle’s life. Captions are the owner’s; where there isn’t one, the AI caption fills in.

2006

2006

2 photos added

1989 Ford Bronco - Symptom: Motor sure sounds like it's working, window goes nowhere. Solution: little pastic bushings - $10.00 There is really only three thi… 1989 Ford Bronco - When you removed the broken bushings, you probably removed a lot of grease also. It was then the triangle inside was uncovered. Put the new…

2007

7 photos added

1989 Ford Bronco - Go get this tool. Why? Because it should be a free loaner from your local parts store. The threaded end drives down on the top cup, pushing… 1989 Ford Bronco - Ah, the Jesus clips. Great invention, except when they rust. Grab needle nose pliers and squeeze the two ends together, then pull up. This… 1989 Ford Bronco - The ball joint tool in action. Mine came with a manual that had a pic of a guy hold the driveshaft in one hand and a ratchet on top of the… 1989 Ford Bronco - Truck is converted to 134a on the AC, so $20 and ten minutes later, I'm happy and chilly. So I got that going for me. Then, on the hottest… 1989 Ford Bronco - Where to look...start on the passenger side. See that blue cap? That's where the AC is filled. Follow the line back to where it runs into t… 1989 Ford Bronco - The line I replaced was very small, and the parts store didn't have it. I went with the smallest they had, plus some new end cups. See the… 1989 Ford Bronco - Front view of three way connector location. By the way, if you don't have time to fix ths, like I didn't for a week or so.... if you tilt y…

2008

10 photos added — showing 8

1989 Ford Bronco - First I smelled it, then I saw it....gear oil. See in the pic how my frame rail looks all nice and shiny and freshly painted....I didn't do… 1989 Ford Bronco - First, off with the tires and on a pair of stands. Make sure you secure the vehicle. Drain the rear of oil. There's 10 bolts...I used my ai… 1989 Ford Bronco - Where to start with this picture. The pinion shaft is the bar hanging down out of the carrier. The green arrow is pointing to the C clip th… 1989 Ford Bronco - This is the Differential Pinion Shaft Lock Bolt Extractor Kit from Fabbri Associates. I got this kit plus a new lockbolt for 35-40 bucks. I… 1989 Ford Bronco - Once the bolt is out, the pinion shaft should slide freely out and down. Mine stopped just short of coming all the way out, so I left it th… 1989 Ford Bronco - Picture of the passenger side with the old brakes and the axle out. The ring in the middle is the bad oil seal. Behind that you see a bit o… 1989 Ford Bronco - The offending bolt: the head that easily comes out, and the broken end, with the bolt extractor still lodged in. 1989 Ford Bronco - Slide hammer at work. I rented this one from Adavance Auto in my town. Great store. Only go there. I had to pay the full price of the tool,…

2009

22 photos added — showing 8

1989 Ford Bronco - Of course, just when you need something.... The heat goes on the coldest day so far this year. I figure it's one of two things...heater cor… 1989 Ford Bronco - A blurry close up of the air flow direction line. Take the clip off (gray thing next to my finger) and then slide the wire up and off. 1989 Ford Bronco - Cover off and there is the core. See the black thing on top of the core? That's a pad - keep it as it needs to go on the new core. God, the… 1989 Ford Bronco - Open the hood, we have to drain the coolant first. What you're looking at here is a top down view of the left side of the radiator. See the… 1989 Ford Bronco - Now go into the engine compartment and remove the two hoses. 1989 Ford Bronco - System drained, hoses removed...take the old core out put the new one in. It's sort of a pain in the ass because it's a bit tight. You have… 1989 Ford Bronco - 1989 Ford Brono - Replace Water Pump. Ran to get lunch one day at work, left work later and saw half my coolant on the ground. Quick got it… 1989 Ford Bronco - Once all the hoses are gone, there's some room to work. Start by taking off the fan. The fan spins, so do your self a favor and leave the s…

2010

12 photos added — showing 8

1989 Ford Bronco - Failed inpsection for "wheel rock" - ball joints. Probably a good thing though..it need to be done, and failing just forced the i… 1989 Ford Bronco - In the middle of the hub is the grease cover. Pull that off. It's the little piece in the upper left. The pieces coming out go in order fro… 1989 Ford Bronco - Hub out, rotor off. Now is the time to replace the two bearings in there if you haven't done so before. You can find articles on google abo… 1989 Ford Bronco - The nuts came off fine but the spindle did not. I ended up using a block of wood and my heavy hammer. Started beating it up and down, left… 1989 Ford Bronco - Now that all that is gone, time to remove the axle. When on the drivers side, just slide the axle out...easy now. The passenger side's axle… 1989 Ford Bronco - Next up is the tie rod end still attached to the knuckle. Remove the cotter pin, then the castle nut. The tie rod end is like the ball join… 1989 Ford Bronco - Spindle and dust cover gone. Pulling axle through the knuckle. That U Joint was shot. Got one for for $30. The old one looked old, rusted a… 1989 Ford Bronco - The last thing that remains are the two ball joints themselves. What you see in this photo - Knuckle with ball joints still pressed in is g…

2013

9 photos added — showing 8

1989 Ford Bronco - Replace 89 Bronco Turn Signal Switch - Take a look at my Tilt Wheel section - http://www.supermotors.net/registry/15076/71228 - to read how… 1989 Ford Bronco - That's the connector at the end of the wires. How's that get back up the tight steering column the wires are snaked down? It doesent. You h… 1989 Ford Bronco - I also took a bunch of pics of the new one as well as not to screw up the order. 1989 Ford Bronco - What I want to show you here is not in the pic...You'll see a curved, red piece of plastic in the middle of the connector. That locks the w… 1989 Ford Bronco - Preparing the new wires for snaking down the column. I used some, I believe, 12 gauge wire. Wrap the ends good and tape up well with electr… 1989 Ford Bronco - I decided to do only half at a time, instead of pulling and yanking all down at once and risk damaging the wire. I thought the other half w… 1989 Ford Bronco - All wires are pulled through 1989 Ford Bronco - The black sleve / sheild you pulled off the old set of wires...put it back on the new one. I assume since there are so many wires down ther…
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