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In this video, we're going to show you how to replace a sway bar link on this 2005 Ford
F150 with 4-wheel drive.
We show you on the driver side, but the passenger side is the same procedure.
The items you'll need for this are a new sway bar link from 1AAuto.com; an 8, 10, and 21mm
socket and ratchet and a piece of pipe for some extra leverage; 12mm 12 point socket;
an 18mm wrench; torque wrench; a hammer; and jack and jack stands.
Start off by prying off the hub cap.
Then loosen up these lug nuts using a 21mm socket and ratchet and a piece of pipe for
some extra leverage.
Once you get each of them loosened up, you can raise the vehicle, remove them the rest
of the way.
Now pull the wheel off.
Spray the bottom of your sway bar link and this top part with some penetrating fluid.
For the top one, use a 21mm socket and ratchet and just remove that nut.
To remove this lower nut, you can try using an 18mm socket and ratchet but most likely
it's going to start to spin.
If it does start to spin, just use an 18mm wrench and an 8mm socket and ratchet.
You can see, you just get it into place.
Then just remove that nut.
On the back of the axle there's a series of 12mm bolts.
You just need to use a 12mm 12 point socket and then a pry bar to hold the wheel, and
just loosen those up.
We'll fast forward as Mike removes all six of those.
Push the axle to the side and then just pull your sway bar link up and out.
Up top is the old sway bar link.
Below it is the new one from 1A Auto.
You can see they're identical and they'll fit exactly the same.
Take your new sway bar link and push it down into place.
Then angle the top and push that through the sway bar.
Then, replace that 21mm nut and tighten it up.
If the stud starts turning, you can use a 10mm socket to hold it.
Line up the axle and replace those 12mm bolts.
We'll fast forward as Mike does this.
Now tighten each of those to 60 foot-pounds in a crossing pattern.
You can see we torqued that one.
Then you want to turn the wheel until you get the one on the opposite side.
Then torque that one.
You want to just repeat this process with each of them.
Then tighten up the nut on the bottom of your sway bar link.
Now we'll fast forward as Mike replaces the wheel and replaces the lug nuts and tightens
them preliminarily, and then lowers the vehicle and tightens them the rest of the way.
Then torque each of them in a crossing pattern to 120 foot-pounds.
Then just replace your hub cap and you're all set.
We hope this video helps you out.
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