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Ford is discontinuing the U.S. version of the Transit Connect after the 2023 model year. The European version is on sale now. Check out the Ford UK website. Ford Transit Connect Going Away Because America Won’t Buy Small Vans: Report https://www.thedrive.com/news/ford-transit-connect-going-away-because-america-wont-buy-small-vans-report

I have a 2014 short wheelbase. The electric power assist died at 63,544 miles in July 2019. A Ford dealer in the Cleveland, Ohio area quoted about $1900 to replace. The big cost of the job was the price of the rack itself at $1300. The rack cannot be serviced, just replaced. The rest was labor and an alignment. The part number for the rack is HV6Z3504EV. The rack does has a core charge.

I'm looking to pull them between now and the end of October. I have to work it into my around the house project schedule. I plan on replacing the plugs since I'll have them out.

Some pass along information. My '14 SWB with the 2.5L has around 55,000 miles now and I want to check the condition of the plugs and just break them free. I don't want to wait till a 100,000 miles before doing so. I went to one of the local Ford dealers and asked for the spark plug torque specs. For a 2.5L the spark plugs should be torqued to 106 inch pounds or 8.83 foot pounds.

emassa15, will you be posting the photos soon? I need to drop the headliner in my 14 SWB to see if I can re-roll the sun shade back onto the roller. It somehow unspilled and jammed.