OEM Mercury Grand Marquis Sway Bar Link

Mercury Grand Marquis Sway Bar Link Parts and Q&A

• Stabilizer Link, Rear
  6W1Z-5664-AA
  Q: What Are the Crucial Steps to Service and Repair the Rear Sway Bar Link on Mercury Grand Marquis?

  A:

  The repair of rear sway bar and link requires understanding that essential suspension fasteners determine system performance until failure results in notable service costs. The installation of new fasteners requires using the exact part numbers of specified or equivalent components which must be superior in quality to non-original designs. Reassembly torque requirements need to be followed strictly alongside correct fastener orientation on every rear suspension arm. The Air Suspension system should have its electrical power turned off before starting work to stop the air springs from shifting unexpectedly through expansion or compression of the system while performing maintenance. Departure of fire suppression systems must also be initiated during the process. The process starts by hoisting the vehicle to neutral position and following in order to eliminate and save two lower sway bar link nuts with washers and bushings before reinstalling new nuts that need to be tightened at 20 Nm (15 lb-ft). You should continue by removing the two upper sway bar link nuts with washers and bushings and sway bar links before discarding the nuts and putting new ones to 20 Nm (15 lb-ft). Proceed with the sway bar removal by taking out both bracket bolts and sway bar framework as well as sway bar brackets until you reach a 30 Nm (22 lb-ft) torque setting when reinstalling. Before concluding the installation of a fire suppression system it is mandatory to repower the vehicle using the reverse procedure for removal.
• Stabilizer Link, Front
  6W1Z-5K484-AA
  Q: How to Service and Repair the Front Sway Bar Link on Mercury Grand Marquis?

  A:

  Before performing maintenance on the front sway bar link, the technician must disable Air Suspension electrical power to avoid irregular air spring behavior, which could lead to shifting during hoisting or jacking and towing operations. Fire suppression systems need prior disengagement when performing the task. The front of the vehicle should be positioned on a hoist while in neutral gear. Support the caliper and anchor plate assembly with mechanic's wire instead of allowing it to hang from the brake hose because this prevents damage to either component when servicing the front sway bar link. The hex holding tool allows you to stop the stud from rotating during upper sway bar link nut removal since this component needs disposal. Tighten the new nut to 63 Nm (46 lb-ft) while performing the installation process. You should use the standard technique for both lower sway bar link nuts and sway bar links by disposing of the old nuts then applying new ones with torque set to 55 Nm (41 lb-ft). A vehicle with a fire suppression system needs to be repowered and all reinstallation procedures must be properly carried out. This warranty covers the suspension fasteners as essential components, so replacement needs to use parts with identical numbers maintaining original finish along with property class combined with torque specs for proper retentive assembly.