Thursday, April 7, 2011

2005-2008 Ford Mustang Edelbrock Lower Trailing Arms Installation

REMOVAL OF STOCK TRAILING ARMS
1. Place vehicle on level surface and place tire chocks in front of and behind front tires.
2. Support rear of the vehicle on the jackstands and remove the rear wheels.
3. Place a floorjack under the differential and lift up slightly to remove tension from the trailing arm bolts. Make sure not to lift the vehicle off the jackstands.
CAUTION: Do not remove both trailing arms at the same time or the axle will rotate and the trailing arm installation will be much more difficult.
4. With parking brake released, remove clip from parking brake cable at brake caliper. Slip cable out of brake caliper and off of parking brake arm. Thread cable back through trailing arm.
5. Remove trailing arm bolts and trailing arms
6. Clean attachment points with a wire brush.
INSTALLATION OF EDELBROCK TRAILING ARMS
NOTE: Edelbrock trailing arms are fully assembled, greased, and ready to install. Install new trailing arms with the grease fittings facing down.
1. Install the new trailing arm by locating the front bolt first. NOTE: Spherical ball assembly goes toward the rear of the vehicle. Use supplied grease on urethane bushing where bushing contacts vehicle.
2. Place one drop of blue Loctite on clean threads and torque the nut to 70 ft./lbs.
3. The trailing arm should then pivot smoothly on the chassis.
4. Install OEM 14mm rear bolt at the rear of the arm.
5. Place one drop of blue Loctite on clean threads and torque the nut to 70 ft./lbs.
6. Loop parking brake cable over Edelbrock trailing arm. Re-attach to parking brake level and clip to caliper bracket.
7. Although Edelbrock Trailing Arms are pre-lubed, you may want to finish your installation by lubing the front and rear bushings with a grease gun. Be sure to replace the dust caps on the zerk fittings to prevent dirt and corrosion from damaging the fitting. Teflon grease is recommended to lube polyurethane bushings and a high pressure rated chassis lube works good for the special ball end of the arm. Re-check all nut and bolt tightness after first 10 miles.
NOTE: To further upgrade your suspension, use other Edelbrock suspension products such as springs, shocks, panhard rod, sub-frame connectors, strut tower brace.

source pdf: http://www.edelbrock.com/automotive_new/misc/tech_center/install/5000/5276.pdf

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