Can we talk about that one bolt on a 2015 F-150's thermostat housing?

Spent an hour last Thursday fighting the rear one, it's like they designed it to strip if you look at it wrong. What's your go-to trick for those, besides a full can of PB Blaster and a prayer?

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martin.jessica3mo ago

Seriously, it can't be that bad, right?

nancy1543mo ago

Oh man, I just read an article about this exact thing. They were talking about how one small change can mess up a whole system. Like when my streaming service updated and suddenly I couldn't find my watchlist anymore. It took them weeks to fix it. Sometimes these updates feel like they didn't even test them first.

tyler36818d ago

Test with a small group before you roll it out to everyone, that's what I always say. So many companies push updates without checking how they'll actually work in real life, not just in a lab. The streaming service thing is a perfect example - they probably thought "let's just move this button over here" and bam, half their users can't find their stuff. From what I've seen, these problems happen because the people making the changes aren't the ones using the product every day. Take it with a grain of salt, but I've watched this happen at three different services I use. They always fix it eventually, but the wait can be brutal when you just want to watch your show.