The struts on a 1998 Ford Mustang are designed to facilitate the upper bit of the spindle and to rotate with the steering. The 1998 Mustang has a seperate place of coil springs independent of the struts. The struts dampen the vertical progress of the springs. The dimensions and dimensions of the valving within the strut determines the extent of damping. Lousy with manufacturers presentation contrary grades of valving to agency high-performance applications. Elevate the front of the motorcar with the floor jack and assign jack stands under the sub-frame on both sides. Lower the van so it rests on the jack stands. Remove the lug nuts and wheels.
Instructions
1. Call the lug wrench to loosen the lug nuts on the front wheels one organic turn. Testing struts for wear is a intelligible concern of bouncing the front of the motorcar up and down and noting how quickly the struts recover from the bouncing. Fine struts Testament control the vertical bouncing now. The higher the performance of the strut the harder it is to bounce.
2. Remove the ABS spin sensor wire facilitate on the side of the strut using a socket. Allowance it loose so it has slack. Lay the floor jack under the lower-control arm and hoist it Sufficiently to provide cooperate for the lower arm.
3. Sincere the hood and, using a 21 mm socket, remove the aficionado on the top of the strut protruding finished the alignment plate on the fender hale. Remove the two bulky bolts securing the replica of the strut to the spindle using a 21 mm wrench on the bolt belief side and a 24 mm socket on the peanut side.
4. Remove the brass figure-8 washer that is over the two bolts from the front radiator side of the strut. Pull the bolts elsewhere. Seperate the strut from the spindle by pulling them apart and removing the strut from the machine.
5. Extend the just out strut by turning the strut rod counterclockwise with a wrench. This Testament sanction the strut shaft to extend. Remove the dust insert and rubber telephone under the dust comprehend and transfer them to the contemporary strut.
6. Push the strut rod up through the opening in the top of the fender well and install the nut loosely. Raise or lower the lower control arm as necessary to align the holes in the strut with those in the spindle. Insert the two bolts with the heads of the bolts facing the rear of the car.
7. Install the brass figure-8 washer over the bolts on the radiator side of the strut base. Install the two 24 mm nuts and tighten to 60 foot-pounds of torque. Install the wire support for the ABS wheel speed sensor using a socket.
8. Tighten the upper 21 mm nut on the top of the fender well to 60 foot-pounds of torque. Install the wheel and tighten the lug nuts. Do the other side in the same manner and lower the Mustang to the ground. Tighten the lug nuts to 100 foot-pounds of torque.
