Front Coil Springs - Rattle/Clunk On Rough Road
83ford4 Article No. 83-25-14NOISE - FRONT SUSPENSION RATTLE/CLUNK ON ROUGH ROAD
FORD 1984 TEMPO BUILT PRIOR TO 9/12/83
LINCOLN-MERCURY 1984 TOPAZ BUILT PRIOR TO 9/12/83
This article outlines a procedure to service a rattle or clunk noise in the front suspension during rough road operation. The noise may be caused by an interference between the first and second coils of the front springs. This condition is serviced by installing front spring insulators on each side of the vehicle using the following procedure:
1. Raise the front of the vehicle so that the front tires are in the full rebound position (down).
2. Clean foreign material from the lower two (2) coils of each front spring.
3. Uniformly wrap the rubber insulator (part number E43Z-5414-A) around the second coil from the bottom of the spring.
Figure 8:
4. Work the insulator around and down the spring until the end of the insulator butts up to the step in the spring seat (Figure 8).
5. Coat the last one or two inches of the inside diameter of the insulator (the end of the insulator the furthest from the lower tip of spring) with Ford Rubber Cement (8A-19552-B).
6. Tightly secure the cemented end with a plastic banding strap (part number 95874-S or equivalent) (Figure 8).
7. Trim excess material from banding strap and lower vehicle to the ground.
PART NUMBER PART NAME CLASS
E43Z-5414-A Spring Insulator (pkg. 2) R
8A-19552-B Rubber Cement (pkg. 12) AM
95874-S Banding Strap (pkg. 10) AG
OTHER APPLICABLE ARTICLES: None
WARRANTY STATUS: Reimbursable within the provisions of the Warranty and Policy Manual.
OPERATION: SP5310A83
TIME: 0.4 Hr. DLR. CODING: Basic Part No. 5310 Code: 56