OEM 2005 Lincoln Aviator Shock Absorber

2005 Lincoln Aviator Shock Absorber Parts Questions & Experts Answers

• Q: How to service the shock absorber and spring assembly on 2005 Lincoln Aviator?

  A: The first step to service the shock absorber and spring assembly requires wheel and tire removal. The three shock absorber upper mounting plate-to-frame nuts should be discarded before reinstalling new ones and tightening them to 30 Nm (22 ft. lbs.) torque specification. Start by removing the jounce bumper and then proceed to remove the stabilizer link nut with grommet and the stabilizer link stud which should be reinstalled to a torque of 25 Nm (18 ft. lbs.). After removing the lower arm-to-wheel knuckle nut first replace it with a new one and install it to a torque of 150 Nm (111 ft. lbs.). When reinstalling replace the lower arm-to-wheel knuckle bolt first; then remove the shock absorber-to-lower arm bolt without pre-tightening, safe to securely tighten the bolt to 250 Nm (184 ft. lbs.) when the vehicle sits with weight on wheels. The installation requires the shock absorber-to-lower arm flag nut to be discarded before removing the shock absorber with its spring assembly. The installation process ends by performing the removal steps in reverse order and replacing all nuts with new ones including shock absorber upper mounting plate-to-frame and lower arm-to-wheel knuckle and shock absorber-to-lower arm flag nuts.