Your Vehicle: 2001 Ford Escort ZX2 L4-2.0L DOHC VIN 3
 
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FRONT SUBFRAME

Special Tool(s)
  

Special Tool(s)

Removal

  

  1. Support the engine with Three-Bar Engine Support.
  2. Raise and support the vehicle; refer to Maintenance/Service and Repair.

  

  1. Remove the front wheel and tire assemblies.
1 Remove the lug nuts.
2 Remove the wheel and tire assemblies.

  

  1. Remove the (A) bolts and the (B) crossmember.

  

  1. Remove the steering gear mounting bracket nuts.

  

  1. Position the steering gear (3504) slightly forward.

  

  1. NOTE: If equipped, detach the A/C line located on the front of the transmission support crossmember.

Remove the engine support crossmember.

1 Remove the engine support crossmember bolts and nuts.
2 Remove the LH engine mount nuts.
3 Remove the transaxle mount nuts.
  1. Disconnect the three way catalytic converter, lower the exhaust assembly, and position aside.

  

  1. Remove the front stabilizer link nuts, bushings, bolts, and sleeves from the front suspension lower arm (3078).

  

  1. Remove the front stabilizer bar bolts from the front sub-frame (5C145) and remove the front stabilizer bar (5482).

  

  1. Remove both ball joint nuts and bolts from the front wheel knuckle (3K185).

  

  1. Separate the front suspension lower arm ball joint (3050)from the front wheel knuckle.
  2. Position a jack under the front sub-frame.

  

  1. Remove the front sub-frame to vehicle two nuts.

  

  1. Remove the front sub-frame to vehicle bolts.
  2. Lower the front sub-frame from the vehicle.

Installation

  1. Install the front sub-frame into the vehicle.

  

  1. Install the front sub-frame to vehicle bolts.

  

  1. Install the front sub-frame to vehicle two nuts.
  2. Install the front suspension lower arm ball joint into the front wheel knuckle.

  

  1. Install both bolts into the front wheel knuckles and tighten the ball joint nuts.

  

  1. Install the front stabilizer brand install the front stabilizer bar bolts into the front sub-frame.

  

  1. Install the front stabilizer link nuts, bushings, bolts, and sleeves onto the front suspension lower arms.
  2. Connect the exhaust assembly.

  

  1. NOTE:
    • If equipped, attach the A/C line to the support clip located on the front of the transmission support crossmember.
    • To ease installation, loosen the front transaxle support insulator through bolt and transaxle insulator bolt.

Install the engine support crossmember.

1 Install the engine support crossmember bolts and nuts.
2 Install the LH engine mount nuts.
3 Install the transaxle mount nuts.

  

  1. Install the steering gear mounting bracket nuts.

  

  1. Install the crossmember bolts.

  

  1. NOTE: Tighten the lug nuts in the proper sequence.

Install the wheel and tire assembly.

1 Install wheel and tire assembly.
2 Install lug nuts.
3 Tighten to specification.

  

  1. Remove the Three-Bar Engine Support.