Brother man.... I was banging at mine relentlessly it wouldn't come out then I found your video I use a propane torch heated it up let it cool down gave it a bang and it just fell right out onto the floor and I was like praise Jesus

I replaced my sitting-in-the-driveway 2012 F150 Platinum with 236K miles. Passenger side only. I tried to order just the motor on Rockauto and got the driver's side seven times. I finally gave up and found one on Amazon. I took the three bolts out and then drove the motor out with the chisel, and it came right out. The hardest thing was putting the aluminum key back in correctly. I got lucky in not taking the running board off. I wish I had seen your video first. Overall it took an hour to remove the old one and put the new one on, but 30 minutes was messing with the key wedge and bold that holds the running board up. It was a pain. I finally pushed it up and held the running board (scissor-type arms) to hold it in place and just inched it into place. Been working great. Your video was excellent and will save some people some time. (Side note: Mine has been garaged, and had no corrosion on it)

I just found this video after attempting to take mine apart. I followed what you said and it worked. My only problem was that I hit the end enough to swell. This was prior to heating it. I had to take a saw and cut the motor off and force the shaft out the other end. Heating up the shaft definitely does the trick.

Thanks, very helpful. Heating the points you mention in your video was instrumental in getting the motor shaft unstuck. One thing I did different was to use a 3inch, double arm gear puller to remove the motor. Had to add a couple of small sockets along the way but found easier than hammering the motor shaft.

I never post on the internet, but I have to make an exception here, I owe you a huge word of thanks for posting this. Great video, saved me hours and hundreds of dollars

Huge thank you, this is the only video I could find for this. I have a '13 Platinum and my motors finally gave out. I used heat from MAPP torch and they came out with ease. Only needed hammer for one, the other side came out by hand after heating.

@taylormushtare3437

Жыл бұрын

You're amp motors lasted over 7 years??

To you I say Thank you so very much ...I followed your instructions you were Exactly right..motor came out with no problems

Your video was a great help to me, thanks for taking the time to share....

I just replaced my running board motor. This video was extremely helpful. Thanks for posting it.

@samaiden8123

2 жыл бұрын

Are the motors backwards like the right looks like the left on all the sites?

Thanks for the heat trick. I was struggling until i added heat.

Never thought of heating it. I also never thought of taking the whole running board off. I am going to do that. Thanks. I tried getting the motor off my Expedition with the running boards on the truck. Duh. 😂. Got all the bolts out. But could not budge the motor pin. Must be corroded in place. Thanks for this.

Just completed mine last night, thanks for the tip.

This video helped me out. Most of the videos are of guys soaking them with pb blaster or something. I had a seized motor though and wouldn't have got it out without these tips especially the map gas torch to heat it up (which worked) and the wedge bolt direction comment. l. speaking of I used a lag bolt to hammer it out. I used the PB blaster and air until the scissor joints moved good and then put white lithium grease on it. Used a battery wire brush as I didn't have a bore brush handy. Fyi though, few challenges I had was the shaft on the motor was opposite so I put it on the truck opened the door to move the shaft in the right position made it easier to work on off the truck.

Great simple explanation and lube tips Thanks !

Informative, thank you for covering this.

Great video very detailed.

Thank you buddy. Very informative.

Thanks for the video, I hope my Arizona ones are easier to replace.

Thank you, it helped me a lot

Thanks for posting this. Where would you put the Zerk fittings if you were going to put them in?

Thanks, just removing the motors allowed me to clean the shaft holes and copper coat everything, then reinstalled motor and they worked as good as new!

@yokenspokes

4 жыл бұрын

byte 357 Did you need to heat the shaft to remove the motor .? What is copper coat ? Thank you

Thanks for the vid, about to do this. My only question.. does the new motor need timed/clocked? Before installing? Or maybe it is out of the box

My motor came out with a hammer and punch, how did you get it back in? Did you replace the bushings?

What position is the flat on the shaft in relation to the wedge? Is the flat facing down with the hinges fully extended?

Hi Mike do you know if the motors are the same between the 2013 and 2015 f-150 models? I have a 2015 and wondering if the same process and motors can be used? The dealership is saying this can’t be done and that the bracket / hinge and motor assembly have to be serviced as an assembly.

Do you have a video or reinstalling the motor? I’m having a difficult time getting that wedge back in with the new motor

Hi Mike how you can put together the wedge on the motor ive been trying and gets the opposit position any tip would be appreciated thanks

I didn’t hear/read specific sizes, so here they are: Allen = 6mm, bolt heads = 13mm, wedge bolt = 10mm.

Hi Mike , I removed the board of the truck in my case it's in up position how can I remove the wedge after removing the pinch bolt ? cannot see it and the board is seized

How do you know if the new motors are clocked right?

So my driver side running board when I close the door goes up but then comes right back down but if I push on it. It will stay up any ideas? I luded the heck out it

Thanks for the video. I'm replacing mine now. I've looked everywhere for that wire brush for the holes. Any ideas where to get one? Thanks again..

@mikemeyer3074

5 жыл бұрын

I got mine from the Snap On dealer but Ebay should have something similar

How much would you charge this service?

Can you please tell me what the part numbers are for the motors for the driver's and passenger's sides? My driver's side (step) died last night in the 'down' position.

@SF-cy4pn

3 жыл бұрын

I got mine at rock auto. Part numbers might vary by vehicle m

Would of never thought to heat the pin you gave me hope, all I have is a bottle of gas is yellow the best.?

@SF-cy4pn

3 жыл бұрын

Yes I used that and it worked. I got yellow for the job. Didn't try blue

i put the weg back in the same way n the running board dont move did it 3 times what should i do?

Hey mike, should the wedge fit in the recess of the shaft? My motor assembly from parts geek has the cut out facing inward when in full down position. I think it maybe clocked wrong. What you think?

@mikemeyer3074

4 жыл бұрын

Hi , I cant say for sure...I would need to see it. I don't do them all that often to say from memory, sorry

@williamevans2176

3 жыл бұрын

Some new motors are in the retracted position. To get it to the deployed position, I had to plug it into the truck and open the door, unplug and close door. Repeat this a second time and the motor shaft was in the proper position.

My step is stuck in the up position. How do I get to mounting bolts to remove the steps? It seems like the steps have to be deployed to get to bolts.

@mikemeyer3074

5 жыл бұрын

I had that once too, if I remember right I either unbolted the motor on the vehicle or I cut the shafts while in the up position. One way or another I got it to move partially down and then was able to unbolt

@keithlawrence6334

3 жыл бұрын

Good tip. I’m also stuck in the Up position.

Really helpful video thank you very much

Didn’t have to take em off. Did it all from the truck

Thank you for the video. I'm trying to find a replacement motor for my 2016 F150. Any suggestions?

@mikemeyer3074

2 жыл бұрын

Got mine off Amazon or Ebay

Replacing my motors too I was able to use propane torch and heated shaft mostly with little heat on pivot points. The sucky part is I lube mine pivot points all the time and still took a crap. You really can’t put grease fittings in all the pins looks like they pivot not in center bracket but outer brackets and how would you get too the one that’s inside of mounting bracket in full swing it would break off fitting Just tried putting new motor on had a hard time with timing it only worked opposite got it working correctly but stops and very jerky without motor pivots perfectly fine maybe motorists wrong but anyways other side starting to go bad I think I’ll just keep them off been a pain since day one

@duramax78

4 жыл бұрын

Don’t give up brother after all your hard work, don’t let it beat you.

@todddiedrich9106

4 жыл бұрын

Ranjit after all that and got it timed correctly the bushings are bad still hangs up and too much money to spend on it. They are engineered to not last thanks ford and with other problems going on with it not buying another ford again all my older ones never gave me this much problem

@Edjra

8 ай бұрын

How did you fix the opposite issue?

I’m currently replacing my drivers side running board motor. What I’m having a hard time with is the orientation of the wedge on the shaft. Anyone have pics or the best way to reinstall the wedge correctly? Big fingers and hands don’t help in these tight spaces. Thanks

@SF-cy4pn

3 жыл бұрын

Put the motor on the vehicle. Open the door so the position of it changes. Then unplug it before you shut the door so it stays that way while you work in it.

Replaced my motor. Had all my pins fixed and lubed. New motor did not have enough power to bring it back up.. what motor did u get ?

@mikemeyer3074

5 жыл бұрын

I usually get from Amazon or Ebay , just generic cheap ones

@mikemeyer3074

5 жыл бұрын

Ebay or Amazon , just the generic cheap ones

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Would you be interested in fixing mine?

Marc, I replaced my motor but it seems to be working backwards now. I've redone the process several times to no end. Have you had this problem??

@dannygalvan9604

10 ай бұрын

The same thing happened to me did you find a solution?

@Edjra

8 ай бұрын

@@dannygalvan9604 Any Solution? Making me crazy!

@dannygalvan9604

8 ай бұрын

@@Edjra I figured it out the place where you got the new motor from made a mistake with the wiring there’s 2 wires on top and 3 at the bottom or the other way around I’m not sure but you have to clip the 2 wires and and connect them against each other hope that’s helps.

@Edjra

8 ай бұрын

@@dannygalvan9604 brother I'm gonna try it. If it works I'll buy you a beer

@dannygalvan9604

8 ай бұрын

@@Edjra I hope you weren’t blaming yourself like I was I thought I did something wrong but nope it was the motor. If you need more help feel free to reach out

I have a 2011 F150 Platinum. Any recommendations on a more affordable motor? Dealer wanted $1,600 dollars for one.

@mikemeyer3074

4 жыл бұрын

Amazon

@duramax78

4 жыл бұрын

eBay

What size is the bolt on the wedge?

@SF-cy4pn

3 жыл бұрын

Mine was 10mm

Just replaced my motor on driver side hook it back up and motor is reverse open door and it closes shut door and it opens any idea on what I need to do

@John3_3

4 жыл бұрын

While board is down step on it with your foot so that it can’t go up when you Open door... hopefully it will reset once you close the door.

@J.M_270

4 жыл бұрын

Run a system check with the door open and the board down. Then it will work normally. No need to cut any wires!

Replaced the motor. Now it only goes up halfway. Everything is lubed.took the wedge out, and it still works halfway. Any ideas?

@JesseTavaresSpaceghostlulz

2 жыл бұрын

Im having the same issue. Did you have any luck fixing it?

@peteniemela9900

2 жыл бұрын

@@JesseTavaresSpaceghostlulz sent it back. 2nd one I received was wired wrong . Open door it would go up. Close door it would go down. Contacted Dorman. Gave them vehicle and part number . They said part is right for vehicle , and that is all they said . I guess I’ll be sending 2nd one back . Hopefully 3rd one works right.

@JesseTavaresSpaceghostlulz

2 жыл бұрын

@@peteniemela9900 I heard something about "timing" the motor correctly so it goes up all the way instead of half way. Not sure how to time it tho.

@peteniemela9900

2 жыл бұрын

@@JesseTavaresSpaceghostlulz I don’t know. I haven’t heard of that . The 2nd motor would do a full cycle , but like I said it was wired backwards. I asked my friend who use to be a service advisor at a Cadillac dealership. He told me to disconnect negative on the battery and try to fool the computer. Open door on drivers and close passenger . Wait a few minutes. Then reconnect negative on battery. Didn’t work. Tried a few times with no luck. He said if it didn’t work . Might have to take to dealership to have them reprogram the system. I know dealership will want to charge a couple hundred to do that . Since they want to charge around $1200 to replace it anyways. The few videos I came across all said this is supposed to be plug and play. So that makes me believe I have received a couple bad units.

where did you get replacement motors?

@mikemeyer3074

5 жыл бұрын

Amazon

@TheConquistidor135

Жыл бұрын

@@mikemeyer3074 I just bought 2 motors off amazon. How are yours holding up after 3 years?

That truck owner lives up north, like to play in mud and dirt or both. Geez!

so you lube it with "anti-seize" and not grease? When you say anti seize are you talking about like the grey Permatex aluminum anti-seize lubricant that you would use on spark plug threads? or something else?

@mikemeyer3074

5 жыл бұрын

I use the copper colored antisieze from Permatex, and motor oil.

@williamevans2176

3 жыл бұрын

I have been using marine grade water proof grease, virtually impossible to wash or wear out.

All your doing is a bandage. Either take them off or replace the brackets. If you live in the rust belt take them off and keep your money. Unless you have more money than brains. As a ford Tech that's the best advice one can have.

@bikerunswimjb

3 жыл бұрын

Ain't a platinum if steps don't work, nothing to do with brains.

@cobycroaston5777

2 жыл бұрын

This is a 100 dollar or less part. Bandage will work just long as the original motor lasted. Seems worth the time and small amount of money every 5 years or so to replace it. The power running boards are way better then fixed position ones. Way better position to stand on when out and cleaner look when they are not deployed