Q: How to Service and Repair a Sway Bar Link and Sway Bar Kit on Mercury Mountaineer?
A: The sway bar link service requires removal and discarding of the two Sway Bar Kit nuts and grommets followed by the Sway Bar Kit stud extraction. Reinstall the Sway Bar Kit studs then tighten them to 25 Nm (18 ft. lbs.). The next step requires removing two sway bar links before thoroughly checking and cleaning the mating surfaces and internal threads while removing all foreign material and thread locking compound. Remove the four Sway Bar Kit-to-frame bolts because replacement with new hardware is required before tightening them to 70 Nm (52 ft. lbs.) torque specification. The next step requires removing both Sway Bar Kit brackets and the Sway Bar Kit from its position. You should check the bushings for signs of wear or damage then replace them if needed before removing the two sway bar bushings. The installation ends by following the removal steps backward while using fresh Sway Bar Kit-to-frame bolts together with new Sway Bar Kit nuts and grommets.