Taurus AWD V6-3.5L (2009)
9. Position a suitable floor jack under the lower arm at the shock absorber mount, then raise the jack enough to compress the shock absorber and
spring.
10. Remove the trailing arm-to-wheel knuckle bolt.
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Discard the bolt.
11. Loosen the trailing arm-to-subframe bolt.
12. Remove the lower arm-to-wheel knuckle bolt.
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Discard the bolt.
13. Lower and remove the floor jack.
14. Remove the shock absorber lower bolt.
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Discard the bolt.
15. Carefully push the shock absorber and spring assembly off of the lower arm.
16. Remove the shock absorber and spring.
Installation
All vehicles
1. Position the upper spring isolator on the spring and secure the isolator with duct tape as shown.
2. NOTE: Make sure that the coil spring is aligned correctly, using the index marks made during the removal procedure. If a new shock absorber or
spring is being installed, transfer the marks.
Position the shock absorber and spring assembly on the lower arm and install a new bolt.
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Tighten to 105 Nm (77 lb-ft).
3. Position the floor jack under the lower arm at the shock absorber mount.
4. Slowly raise the suspension with the floor jack until the top of the spring makes contact with the inside surface of the upper shock absorber mount.
5. NOTE: It is helpful to have an assistant watching from above the upper mount, giving direction to help center the shock absorber rod to the upper
mount bushing.
With the aid of an assistant, continue to raise the lower arm with the floor jack, guiding the shock absorber and spring assembly, until the shock
absorber rod is centered and through the upper shock absorber mount bushing.
6. Install a new upper shock absorber-to-mount nut.
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Tighten to 52 Nm (38 lb-ft).
7. Loosely install a new lower arm-to-wheel knuckle bolt.
8. Raise the floor jack until the center of the wheel hub is at the correct curb height (measured in Step 1 of the Removal procedure).
9. Tighten the lower arm-to-wheel knuckle bolt to 110 Nm (81 lb-ft).
10. Reposition the floor jack under the trailing arm/wheel knuckle attachment point and raise the suspension until the trailing arm is aligned with the
wheel knuckle.
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Loosely install a new trailing arm-to-wheel knuckle bolt.