- Joined
- Jan 13, 2019
- Messages
- 1,378
- Reaction score
- 806
- Points
- 113
- Location
- Pennsylvania
- Vehicle Year
- 2004
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Type
- 3.0 V6
- Engine Size
- 3.0
- Transmission
- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- 2WD
- My credo
- My world is filled with stuff that needs to be fixed
I realized the other day that the arm rest on my 2004 felt kinda lumpy, and in fact there was a junk of the plastic support under the pad that was broken right out if it - right where your elbow would go. It took some doing to get the cover apart (there are 4 torx screws under the foam), and I was amazed at how cracked and broken it was. Is this a known failure or was someone putting huge amounts of force on it?
Anyway, the cover was made from ABS so I was able to solvent weld the thing back together with acetone. I heated it moderately with a heat gun to drive off the solvents. It seems to be strong, but I won't put any load on it for a day or so.
The armrest and box only comes as an assembly for about $250 (4L5Z-10644A22-CAA), though I'll eventually find one in the junkyard.
Anyway, the cover was made from ABS so I was able to solvent weld the thing back together with acetone. I heated it moderately with a heat gun to drive off the solvents. It seems to be strong, but I won't put any load on it for a day or so.
The armrest and box only comes as an assembly for about $250 (4L5Z-10644A22-CAA), though I'll eventually find one in the junkyard.