OEM Mercury Montego Steering Knuckle

Mercury Montego Steering Knuckle Parts Questions & Experts Answers

• Knuckle, Front Passenger Side
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  Q: How to Service and Repair the Rear Steering Knuckle on an AWD on Mercury Montego?

  A: The first step to repair the rear wheel knuckle on an AWD vehicle requires measuring the distance between the hub center and fender lip when the vehicle is sitting level on the ground. You must take out the wheel bearing and wheel hub assembly and follow by removing the brake dust shield by unbolting it. Secure the new shield with torque setting of 14 Nm (10 ft. lbs.) during installation. Proceed to replace the trailing arm-to-knuckle bolt by tightening it to 105 Nm (77 ft. lbs.). Install a brand-new toe link-to-knuckle component before tightening the assembly to 100 Nm (74 ft. lbs.). The procedure entails removing the shock absorber and spring assembly-to-lower arm bolt which should be replaced with a new bolt tightened to 142 Nm (105 ft. lbs.). Change the lower arm-to-subframe bolt with a new one by tightening it to 133 Nm (98 ft. lbs.). The upper arm-to-subframe bolt must be taken out together with its old counterpart while installing a new bolt that requires 110 Nm (81 ft. lbs.) torque. Always use new suspension fasteners. To avoid deformations raise the rear suspension with a jack stand to the same hub-to-fender distance which was recorded before starting the procedure. Finish the installation by performing the reverse steps of the removal procedure.