Bstollmaier
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- Joined
- April 5, 2013
- Messages
- 130
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- City, State
- Cincinnati, OH
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2013 Explorer Limited
The front required the strut removal only, fairly simple. The rear was a little more involved but not bad. It has the shock and spring separate so I had to remove the lower shock bolt, the bolt that connects the lower arm to the hub and also detach the sway bar. Make sure you have a second jack under the arm as you remove the bolt that connects it to the hub. Once the bolt is out you lower the jack. Even then I still had to compress the spring while it was in place (which is a tight space) and I had to push down on the lower arm as it seems to be spring loaded, I guess to keep the spring in place. Finally I could pull the spring out and then reverse the process. The sway bar had to be disconnected because it runs under the arm and gets in the way otherwise. I didn't take it out, just unbolted one bolt on each side of the car so I could swing it down.