In this video I walk you through replacing your rear struts. There are a few tips and tricks mixed in there to make the job go a whole lot smoother!
Ford Taurus Rear Strut Removal & Installation
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Awesome!!! I have an 03 taurus and I was told by a firestone mechanic that
my rear coil spring was busted so this vid is very helpful! Thank you!!!:)
The suspensions on that design Taurus are a true pain to wrench on. After
snapping a few pinch bolts I always heat the spindle up before removal.
Front suspension work (ball joints-wheel bearings) is also a chore.
So much future aggravation could be saved with a with the application of a
little anti-seize from the factory.
I never remove the bolt at the bottom where the trailing arms attach. I
just remove the pinch bolt, and hammer the knuckle down and off and pivot
the drum assy. Looks like you are working on an SES Sport package Taurus
based on the interior trim. Also good to check the rot spot where the
parcel shelf rots out. The 96-99s are starting to have the strut poke
through the parcel shelf in the rust belt. As usual great video!
In the process of replacing all 4 struts/springs on an 02 Taurus SE. I’m
struggling at one point in your video: at 4:30 you remove the lower strut
from the knuckle. How did you remove it completely? Is it the reverse of
the procedure at 11:00 where you reattach it? There it looks like your
pry bar is wedged between two parts of the wheel/knuckle. Is that just to
get some leverage to pull the whole wheel back a couple of inches. I just
can’t get that extra inch to remove the lower strut completely.
I’ll give Nick Myers approach a try. Hope I don’t break anything!
I was told over $950 in repair on this spring
HELLO my name is: Child of the one true King 🙂
Nice vid. great music! I have done this song with the team a good number of
times. I’ll be doing this strut job on Thursday to raise money to go to
Masters Commission Boston and serve. Mechanical wrenching is my way of
“Tent Making” much like Paul in Acts 18. Thanks for the help. Be blessed!
Rough estimate/guesstimate over actual cost thank you
Saved me over $450 at the very least in labor over this process
Another good job. Thanks for the vid.
Good job!
great info.