Strange hook on rear axle

Hello,

anyone could give me more intel about that hook who is soldered to the rear axle (approx before starting exhaust silencer) ?

i asked many Fiesta ST MK7 owners and only one have the same hook.

NOTE : i have an european FiST.

Thanks for your replies.

It looks like a tiedown for shipping.

That's what I thought too, but what's strange is that nobody else has it.

Or perhaps it's a mistake on the assembly line.

This is a picture from the parts catalog. It looks like the hook is there.

Yes indeed Steve, i don't understand why other guys don't have it.
But you're right, i checked on 7zap.com and they have that hook too.

Anyway, if someone know the real use of that hook

I don't have a picture currently, but mine has it too. USDM assembled in August 2013. It only sticks out to me because it chooses to fight me every time I drop or reinstall the exhaust

Thank you. Wooooow the list of your mods is just impressive !! You did everything by your own ?

Yeah, worst part is I have to update my signature, currently in the break in process on a new SP63 built long block and a new S280 (my original S280 decided to spit the turbine wheel into my downpipe), and a few other small mods.

I have dumped an irresponsible amount of money into my ST. haha. But, I'll have the car forever and I flog it at the track, so it's all in good fun.

Aside from normal maintenance, most stuff I have done on my ST over the years I had never done before, but I'm fairly mechanically inclined and like to learn, so each new mod/change I do, I research a bit then just dive in. Everything starts to make more sense when you take it apart and put it back together a few times. haha

That's it !!
I'm like you, but less resourceful. If I read the disassembly manual, I'm bound to do something wrong, but once I've completely disassembled and reassembled it at least once, then I understand and it's fine.
Theory and practical are clearly opposites in my case

But changing an engine is still a big job ! It's clear you're a FiST enthusiast, well done

Yeah, with the engine swap I just took my time and labeled all the plugs and hoses which made reassembly way easier. Overall it was much easier and straightforward than I expected. If/when I do it again it'll be fairly easy.

I have the service manual on a small laptop I keep in my tool box, so I use it for torque specs and sometimes diagrams if I can't wrap my head around how something goes in/out.


I'm an enthusiast for sure, in July 2013 saw them reviewing the FiST on Top Gear, checked online to see if we were getting them here in the US, saw we were soon, had one on order the next day. Picked it up early September of 2013 and by late September it had an intake, cat back exhaust, intercooler and stage 2 OTS tune. It's only spiraled out of control from there. haha.

Since I've started tracking it, I've broken all sorts of stuff, so there are very few areas of the car at this point that I haven't had to work on. None of which have been the cars fault (aside from the blend door actuators). I intend to keep it alive for as long as possible.

If you don't break anything, you are not a mechanic
Since you know the car inside and out, looking back, what would you have done differently than Ford?

Put the slave cylinder outside the transmission.

Which service manual do you use? Do you have a link for it that you can share? Thanks.

Downloaded a digital manual from somewhere years ago (legality unknown). Someone shared a link on here at some point.

I can probably chuck it up online to share.

I have one (manual service, in english) for Fiesta 2014, including Wiring diagrams, fully htm (viewable into web browser), PM me for the link (no password)

I certainly agree that an external slave cylinder would be great, but other than that, thinking back on all the maintenance and mods of done over the years, the ST has been fairly easy to work on and accepting of modifications.

For the price point they were built and sold to, I have a hard time thinking of any statistically significant improvements they could have made. Maybe don't cheap out as bad on the blend door actuators. I replaced the one in the glove box, but now the other one went and I can't be bothered to replace it. I just let it have it's little drum solo each time I start the car. haha. I would have to assume the reason the STs have received so much praise over the years is because they are generally good bang for your buck and overall very solid and reliable when used as intended. My ST being one of the oldest ones in the country was dead reliable, even big turbo for most of its life, until I really started flogging it on the track nothing of consequence broke on me. And, everything that I have broken since isn't really the fault of the car, given the far higher than intended stress levels I have placed on all the components.


Now, if you are saying what would I change with zero consideration for production cost, sale price, sustainability... That's a whole different ball game. haha

Used FULLY manual, cable/lever operated actuators for the HVAC system instead of the incessantly failing electronic ones we got.

Also; offered a full-on Fiesta RS with more power and AWD in a 2 door version for us on this side of the pond.

like we say in France "i touch wood" since i haven't any of theses troubles, so i intend to continue that way.

I don't know if all electronic parts (except ECU ?) are the same whatever the country..