OEM 2006 Ford Crown Victoria Sway Bar Link

2006 Ford Crown Victoria Sway Bar Link Parts Questions & Experts Answers

• Q: What are the crucial steps for servicing and repairing the rear sway bar link on 2006 Ford Crown Victoria?

  A: The repair process for rear sway bar and link depends on understanding how suspension fasteners determine vital system performance because their failure results in expensive services. Install new fasteners with the identical part number as the original or replace them with equivalent parts while avoiding inexpensive or alternative designs. The correct torque value must be maintained during reassembly to achieve proper retention, and all rear suspension arms must be fastened according to their original direction. Afterward, shut off power from the air suspension system to stop unexpected air spring changes that might cause vehicle movement while hoisting, jacking, or towing. When equipped with a fire suppression system, operators should depower it. Place the vehicle into the NEUTRAL gear before setting it on a hoist. After removal of two lower sway bar link nuts and bushings with washers, you must replace these with new ones while tightening them to 20 Nm (15 ft. lbs.) during installation. You should unfasten the sway bar links with their respective nuts and bushings while washing the sway bar links and tightening new nuts to 20 Nm (15 ft. lbs.) while installing. After removing the sway bar bracket bolts and the two brackets and sway bar, the installation requires tightening the new ones to 30 Nm (22 ft. lbs.) torque. All warning precautions must be followed together with fire suppression system repowering procedures once installation is finished.