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How to change front suspension strut on Ford Mondeo BWY – replacement guide

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This replacement procedure can be used for:
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The steps may slightly vary depending on the car design.

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Replacement: suspension strut – Ford Mondeo BWY. List of the tools you'll need:

                      Wire brush
                    
                      WD-40 spray
                    
                      Brake cleaner
                    
                      Copper grease
                    
                      Combination spanner #17
                    
                      Drive socket # 13
                    
                      Drive socket # 15
                    
                      Drive socket # 17
                    
                      Drive socket # 18
                    
                      Drive socket # 32
                    
                      HEX bit no.H5.
                    
                      Torx bit T55
                    
                      Wheel impact socket #19
                    
                      Ratchet wrench
                    
                      Torque wrench
                    
                      Flat Screwdriver
                    
                      Pin punch
                    
                      Flat chisel
                    
                      Hammer
                    
                      Ball joint puller
                    
                      Crow bar
                    
                      Hydraulic strut spring compressor
                    
                      Hydraulic transmission jack
                    
                      Fender cover
                    
                      Wheel chock

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Replacement: suspension strut – Ford Mondeo BWY. AUTODOC experts recommend:

Both shock struts of the front suspension should be replaced simultaneously.
The replacement procedure is identical for the left and right shock struts of the front suspension.
All work should be done with the engine stopped.

Replacement: suspension strut – Ford Mondeo BWY. Recommended sequence of steps:

Step 1

Secure the wheels with chocks.
Step 2

Loosen the wheel mounting bolts. Use wheel impact socket #19.
Step 3

Raise the front of the car and secure on supports.

Step 4

Unscrew the wheel bolts.

AUTODOC recommends:
Warning! To avoid injury, hold the wheel while unscrewing the fastening bolts. Ford Mondeo BWY
Step 5

Remove the wheel.
Step 6

Clean the fastener connecting the tie rod end to the steering knuckle. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.

Step 7

Unscrew the end fastening nut to the steering knuckle. Use a drive socket #17. Use a ratchet wrench.
Step 8

Disconnect the tie rod end from the steering knuckle. Use a ball joint puller.
Step 9

Clean the stabiliser link fasteners. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 10

Unscrew the fastener connecting the stabilizer link to the shock strut. Use a combination spanner #17. Use HEX No.H5. Use a ratchet wrench.
Step 11

Remove the bracket from the shock absorber strut.

Step 12

Remove the stabilizer rod.
Step 13

Clean the brake caliper bracket fasteners. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 14

Unscrew the caliper bracket fastening. Use a drive socket #17. Use a ratchet wrench.
Step 15

Remove the fastening bolts (2 pieces).

Step 16

Remove the brake caliper together with its bracket.

Replacement: suspension strut – Ford Mondeo BWY. AUTODOC recommends:
Tie the caliper to the suspension or to the body with a wire without disconnecting from the brake hose to prevent depressurization of the brake system.Make sure that the brake caliper is not hanging on the brake hose.Don't press the brake pedal after the brake caliper has been removed. As a result, the piston can fall out from the brake cylinder, and brake fluid leakage and depressurization of the system may occur.Check the brake caliper bracket, brake caliper guide pins and boots. Clean them. Replace, if necessary.
Step 17

Detach the brake hose from the shock strut. Use a flat screwdriver.
Step 18

Remove the brake disc.
Step 19

Detach the ABS sensor connector. Use a flat screwdriver.
Step 20

Clean the fastener of the driveshaft. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 21

Unscrew the fastener connecting the drive shaft to the wheel hub. Use a drive socket #32. Use a ratchet wrench.
Step 22

Remove the fastening nut.

Step 23

Clean the fastener connecting the ball joint to the steering knuckle. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 24

Unscrew the ball joint fastening to the steering knuckle. Use Torx T55. Use a drive socket #18. Use a ratchet wrench.
Step 25

Remove the fastening bolt.

Step 26

Disconnect the ball joint from the steering knuckle. Use a crowbar.
Step 27

Remove the drive shaft from the wheel hub. Use a pin punch. Use a hammer.

Replacement: suspension strut – Ford Mondeo BWY. Tip:
Make sure that the drive shaft is not unloaded (when the car is jacked).
Step 28

Clean the brake hose bracket fasteners. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 29

Unscrew the brake hose fastening bracket from the shock strut. Use a drive socket #15. Use a ratchet wrench.
Step 30

Disconnect the brake hose mounting bracket.
Step 31

Clean the fasteners connecting the shock strut to the steering knuckle. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 32

Unscrew the lower fastener connecting the shock strut to the steering knuckle. Use a drive socket #15. Use a ratchet wrench.
Step 33

Remove the fastening bolt.
Step 34

Disconnect the steering knuckle from the shock absorber strut. Use a hammer.
Step 35

Lower the car.
Step 36

Open the bonnet.

Step 37

Use a fender protection cover to prevent damaging paintwork and plastic parts of the car.
Step 38

Remove the protective cap of the shock absorber mount. Use a flat screwdriver.
Step 39

Clean the fasteners of the shock strut upper mount. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 40

Unscrew the top fastening of the shock strut mount. Use a drive socket #13. Use a ratchet wrench.

AUTODOC recommends:
Ford Mondeo BWY – To avoid injury, hold the suspension strut while unscrewing the fastening bolts.
Step 41

Remove the suspension strut.
Step 42

Set the shock absorber strut on the spring compressor tool.

Replacement: suspension strut – Ford Mondeo BWY. Tip from AUTODOC experts:
Note that when using a spring compressor, spring coils need to be securely gripped, compressing the spring on the opposite sides.Ensure the correct position of the spring in the retainer.Make sure that the spring coils tightly entered the lock handles.
Step 43

Compress the spring.

Step 44

Treat the shock strut rod. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 45

Remove the strut piston rod nut. Use a flat screwdriver. Use a drive socket #18. Use a ratchet wrench.
Step 46

Remove the shock absorber mount, boot and bump stop. Use a flat screwdriver.

AUTODOC recommends:
Replacement: suspension strut – Ford Mondeo BWY. Carefully inspect the mount, the boot, and the bump stop of the shock absorber. Replace if necessary.
Step 47

Release the coil spring.

Step 48

Remove the spring.
Step 49

Remove the old shock absorber from the hydraulic coil spring compressor.

Replacement: suspension strut – Ford Mondeo BWY. Tip from AUTODOC:
Before installing a new shock absorber you should pump it manually 3-5 times.
Step 50

Install the new shock absorber on the hydraulic coil spring compressor.
Step 51

Install the spring on the shock absorber.
Step 52

Compress the spring.

Step 53

Install the dust sleeve and the bump stop on the new shock absorber.
Step 54

Install the upper strut mount and the strut mount bearing. Use HEX No.H5.
Step 55

Tighten the shock strut piston rod nut. Use a flat screwdriver. Use a drive socket #18. Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 58 Nm torque.

Replacement: suspension strut – Ford Mondeo BWY. Tip:
Check to make sure the spring is positioned correctly. Avoid its misalignment.
Step 56

Decompress the spring.

Step 57

Remove the assembled shock strut.
Step 58

Install the shock strut into the wheel arch.
Step 59

Screw the top fastening of the shock strut mount.

AUTODOC recommends:
Important! Hold the suspension strut while screwing in the fastening bolts. Ford Mondeo BWY
Step 60

Tighten the upper fastener of the shock absorber strut mount. Use a drive socket #13. Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 30 Nm torque.
Step 61

Install the protective shock absorber mounting cap.
Step 62

Remove the fender protection cover.
Step 63

Close the hood.

Step 64

Raise the front of the car and secure on supports.
Step 65

Treat the shock strut mounting seat on the steering knuckle. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 66

Fix the shock absorber strut on the steering knuckle. Use a hammer.
Step 67

Prop up the steering knuckle. Use a hydraulic transmission jack.
Step 68

Release the lower fastener connecting the shock strut to the steering knuckle. Use a flat metal-working chisel. Use a hammer.
Step 69

Raise the hydraulic transmission jack by 10-15 cm.
Step 70

Install the fastening bolt.
Step 71

Remove the support from under the steering knuckle.

AUTODOC recommends:
Replacement: suspension strut – Ford Mondeo BWY. Lower the transmission jack smoothly, without jerks, to avoid damaging components and mechanisms.
Step 72

Clean the splines of the drive shaft CV joint. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.
Step 73

Mount the drive shaft into the wheel hub.

Step 74

Connect the ball joint to the steering knuckle. Use a crowbar. Use a hammer.
Step 75

Install the fastening bolt. Use a hammer.
Step 76

Tighten the ball joint fastener. Use Torx T55. Use a drive socket #18. Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 83 Nm torque.
Step 77

Tighten the lower fasteners connecting the shock strut to the steering knuckle. Use a drive socket #15. Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 83 Nm torque.
Step 78

Treat the shock strut fasteners. Use copper grease.
Step 79

Attach the ABS sensor connector.
Step 80

Ιnstall the transverse stabilizer link.

Step 81

Install the bracket onto the shock absorber strut.

Step 82

Tighten the fastener connecting the stabilizer link to the shock strut. Use a combination spanner #17. Use HEX No.H5. Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 48 Nm torque.
Step 83

Install the fastening nut.

Step 84

Tighten the drive shaft nut. Use a drive socket #32. Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 290 Nm torque.
Step 85

Install the brake disc.
Step 86

Clean the mounting seats of the caliper and its bracket. Use a wire brush. Use WD-40 spray.

Step 87

Install the brake caliper together with its bracket.
Step 88

Install the fastening bolts (2 pieces).

Step 89

Tighten the brake caliper bracket. Use a drive socket #15. Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 75 Nm torque.
Step 90

Connect the tie rod end to the steering knuckle.
Step 91

Tighten the fastening nut connecting the tie rod end to the steering knuckle. Use a drive socket #17. Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 40 nm torque.
Step 92

Treat the fastener connecting the tie rod end to the steering knuckle. Use copper grease.

Step 93

Secure the brake hose fastening bracket.
Step 94

Tighten the brake hose fastening bracket to the shock strut. Use a drive socket #15. Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 31 nm torque.

Step 95

Fasten the brake hose on the strut.
Step 96

Treat the surface where the brake disc contacts the wheel rim. Use copper grease.
Step 97

Clean the brake disk surface. Use a brake cleaner.

Replacement: suspension strut – Ford Mondeo BWY. AUTODOC recommends:
After applying the spray, wait a few minutes.
Step 98

Install the wheel.

Replacement: suspension strut – Ford Mondeo BWY. Tip from AUTODOC experts:
To avoid injury, hold up the wheel when screwing in the fastening bolts.
Step 99

Screw in the wheel bolts. Use wheel impact socket #19.
Step 100

Lower the car and working in a cross order, tighten the wheel bolts. Use wheel impact socket #19. Use a torque wrench. Tighten it to 90 nm torque.
Step 101

Remove the jacks and chocks.

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