Ford Escort sway bar links present extra give in the sway bar to chassis connection. This permits the sway bar to regulate the Escort’s physique roll in a extra forgiving manner. The links include metal cores with rubber bushings at each end. When the rubber bushings crack and crumble, you will want to put in new sway bar links earlier than their loss can have an antagonistic impact on the rest of the Escort’s suspension. Prior auto-restore experience and half-hour of free time are pre-requisites for finishing this job.
Ford Escort Stabilizer/Sway Bar Links Installation Instructions
1. Move the Escort’s entrance wheels on the ramps. Place the Escort’s transmission in park and pull the parking brake deal with up.
2. Block off one of many rear tires with the two wheel chocks to hold the Escort in place. Slide below the Escort’s front end.
3. Unbolt the left-front sway bar link from the sway bar with the socket set. Unbolt the identical link from the chassis with the socket set.
4. Install the Escort’s alternative left-entrance sway bar link by hand. Bolt it to the bar first after which to the chassis utilizing a socket set.
5. Repeat Steps three and 4 on the Escort’s proper-front sway bar link.
6. Unchock the rear wheel. Release your Escort’s parking brake. Back the Escort off the ramps.
