How to Replace Rear Upper Transverse Toe Link 2006-10 Ford Explorer
Created on: 2017-05-11
How to repair, install, fix, change or replace broken or worn upper transverse toe link on 06 Ford Explorer
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step 1 :Removing the Wheel
- Loosen the 19mm lug nuts with the vehicle on the ground
- Raise the vehicle with a floor jack
- Secure the vehicle on jack stands
- Remove the lug nuts
- Pull off the wheel
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step 2 :Removing the Transverse Link
- Spray the transverse link bolts
- Loosen the 24mm nut with a breaker bar
- Loosen the second 24mm nut with a breaker bar
- Place two lug nuts onto the studs to hold the rotor in place
- Support the outside of the suspension (underneath the rotor) with a jack
- Remove the two nuts from the transverse link
- Tap the link out and remove it
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step 3 :Installing the Transverse Link
- Insert the transverse link into place
- Hand-tighten the two transverse link bolts
- Jack up the vehicle suspension to align the bolts if needed
- Preliminarily tighten the back 24mm nut
- Torque the nuts to 203 foot-pounds
- Preliminarily tighten the front nut
- Raise the suspension to ride height
- Torque the front nut to 203 foot-pounds
- Lower the suspension
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step 4 :Reattaching the Wheel
- Slide the wheel into place
- Start the lug nuts by hand
- Tighten the lug nuts preliminarily
- Lower the vehicle to the ground
- Tighten the lug nuts to 100 foot-pounds in a crossing or star pattern
Tools needed
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24mm Socket
Hammer
Torque Wrench
Rust Penetrant
Jack Stands
19mm Socket
Ratchet
Floor Jack
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In this video, we're going to be working on our 2006 Ford Explorer. We're going to show you how to replace the rear upper transverse toe link. We show you on the passenger side. Driver's side is the same.
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Here are the items you need for this repair: 19-24mm socket, ratchet, breaker bar, rust penetrant, hammer, torque wrench, jack, jack stands
With the vehicle on the ground and with a 19-mm socket or your tire iron, loosen up your lug nuts. Raise and support the vehicle. You can use jack and jack stands. We are using a lift. Remove the lug nuts the rest of the way, and remove the wheel and tire.
Now spray the toe links bolts. The nut and bolt are 24mm, so use as large of a breaker bar as you have, and loosen up the nut. 24mm bolt—this nut is held in place by a plate. So just get your breaker bar and socket on there, and we're moving.
Put the lug nuts back on here just to hold the disk in place, and then you want to support the outside of your suspension, and just jack it up enough. Watch that bolt, and you'll see it slide to the inside a little bit. Once it does that, it's free, and it'll come out. Remove the nut here.
That comes out. That comes off. Put the arm back in. Get this back in. Make sure this pin is correctly in the hole, and just get that started. Bring it down. You may have to just push. Adjust your jack. Then start the nut on.
For our preliminary alignment, you can see where the bolt was. What you can do is jack the car a little bit until the bolt gets in the right spot, and then tighten it up there. Again, that's a preliminary alignment. You'll want to get the vehicle aligned afterwards.
We've got the bolt pretty much where it should be. We'll just do a preliminary tighten right now. Torque to 203 foot-pounds. I'm just going to preliminarily tighten this one as well. Before you tighten this one up, raise your suspension up to the ride height by jacking it up. Torque to 203 foot-pounds. And put our suspension back down. Take your lug nuts back off.
Reinstall your wheel and tire. Put the vehicle back on the ground, and then tighten your lug nuts to 100 foot pounds using a star pattern.
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