OEM Ford Edge Sway Bar Link

Ford Edge Sway Bar Link Parts and Q&A

• Stabilizer Link, Rear
  7T4Z-5A486-AA
  Q: How to service and repair the rear sway bar link on Ford Edge?

  A:

  Start the service and repair of rear sway bar and link operations by positioning the vehicle in neutral at a hoist station. After discarding the upper nuts from the sway bar link you should install the new link while tightening each nut to 35 Nm (26 ft. lbs). Next remove and throw away the lower nuts of the sway bar link while extracting sway bar links for installation where new nuts should be tightened to 35 Nm (26 ft. lbs). Following the removal of the sway bar bracket nuts discard them before removing the bar brackets together with the sway bar and tightening new nuts at 55 Nm (41 ft. lbs). Check the sway bar bushings before installing new ones whenever there is a need for replacement. The last step is to perform the removal process in reverse order to finish installing the components. Correct retention of critical suspension components depends on the use of new parts with same part numbers along with proper torque value adherence during reassembly.
• Stabilizer Link, Front
  7T4Z-5K483-A
  Q: How to service and repair the front suspension Sway Bar Link on Ford Edge?

  A:

  Repairing or servicing the front suspension sway bar link needs a new replacement of suspension fasteners with equivalent or matching part numbers because fastener failure leads to high service expenses. Appropriate retention requires using pre-defined torque specifications when assembling parts. The steering column shaft operation must be stopped to protect the Clock Spring during installation by applying steerable wheel locking devices. Disassemble the wheel along with tire before you disconnect the steering column shaft from the steering gear using 25 Nm (18 lb-ft) torque when reinstalling the bolt. Start by marking the front subframe position relative to the underbody and then take out the 4 pin-type retainers, right-hand fender splash shield, and then proceed with the 3 pushpin fasteners and 7 screws of the front splash shield. Untighten the 3 right-hand front lower bumper-to-subframe nuts and the 3 left-hand front lower bumper-to-subframe nuts to detach the lower bumper from the subframe before reassembly where torques must reach 9 Nm (80 lb-in). Replace the power steering fluid cooler hose bracket bolt with a 9 Nm (80 lb-in) torque requirement when reinstalling it. Detach exhaust hangers then loosen the clamp on the Y-pipe before taking out both the flex pipe nuts to split the Y-pipe and flex pipe orifice, fasten to a torque of 40 Nm (30 lb-ft) upon reinstallation. Position an index mark on the driveshaft before removing the 4 bolts to set the driveshaft off to the side where you will secure the bolts to 70 Nm (52 lb-ft) during reinstallation. The ball stud will not rotate because of the holding feature as you take off the sway bar link upper and lower nuts before discarding these nuts and tightening new nuts to 90 Nm (66 lb-ft) during replacement. Separate the wheel knuckle from the outer tie-rod ends through the use of a Tie-Rod End Remover after you tighten the 2 outer tie-rod end nuts to 48 Nm (35 lb-ft) and reinstall them. Remove the 2 lower ball joint bolts with their accompanying nuts then discard the old hardware using new nuts that require tightening to 55 Nm (41 lb-ft) during installation. First remove the upper nut and lower the torque on the lower nut before taking off the engine roll restrictor heat shield and reinstall it with 11 Nm (97 lb-in) torque. The engine roll restrictor-to-subframe bolt needs to be tightened to 103 Nm (76 lb-ft) while reinstalling it. A center-rear jack should support the subframe before removing two nuts and four bolts and three support brackets along with discarding the outdated hardware and tightening new hardware to respective torque specifications during reinstallation. You should replace all subframe nuts before reinstalling the frame and secure them to 133 Nm (98 lb-ft). Lower the subframe 76.2 mm (3 in) using the jack before removing 4 bolts as well as 2 sway bar brackets and bushings, discard the bolts but tighten new ones to 63 Nm (46 ft-lbs) for reinstallation. End your installation process by removing the sway bar and following the exact reversal steps for installation before needing to check any front end alignment.