Shock Absorber and Spring Assembly - AWD: Installation
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2005 Mercury Montego, 2005 Ford Freestyle, and 2005 Ford Five Hundred. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Tape the spring to the upper rubber spring seat.
- Insert a 76 mm (3 in) piece of rubber hose on the upper shock absorber stud, then position the spring and upper rubber seat on the shock absorber.
- Install the shock absorber and spring assembly on the lower arm. Install a new bolt.
- Tighten to 142 Nm (105 lb-ft).
- Position a transmission jack under the lower arm at the lower shock absorber mount.
- Slowly raise the lower arm with the transmission jack while an assistant guides the upper shock absorber stud into the bushing.
- Loosely install a new lower arm-to-knuckle bolt.
- Raise the transmission jack until the center of the wheel hub is at the correct curb height (measured in Step 1 of the Removal procedure).
- Tighten the lower arm-to-knuckle bolts to 90 Nm (66 lb-ft).
- Lower the transmission jack and position it under the trailing arm attachment point.
- Raise the transmission jack, then install a new trailing arm-to-knuckle bolt.
- Tighten to 105 Nm (77 lb-ft).
- Tighten the trailing arm-to-subframe bolt to 110 Nm (81 lb-ft).
- Install the brake caliper anchor plate bolts.
- Tighten to 100 Nm (74 lb-ft).
- Remove the transmission jack.
- Install the wheel and tire assembly. For additional information, refer to WHEELS & TIRES .
- Lower the vehicle.
- Remove the rubber hose, then install a new shock absorber-to-mount nut.
- Tighten to 83 Nm (61 lb-ft).
- Install the interior trim.