Removing the Lower Control Arms & Ball Joints on your 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis GS

This video is a walkthrough on how to replace the lower control arms/ball joints on the above mentioned vehicle, and other Ford Panthers.
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[@davedoombx]

very inspiratoinal especially when the mechanics charging a arm and leg,,,,,

[@carolinabull]

thanks for all your hard work been watching you for a long time an because of you i change my coolant in my 1996 lincoln town car it runs great thanks !

[@pyrotherm]

Here's a pro tip, you do not have to remove the steering rack, just turn the steering wheel all the way to the opposite side of the one you are removing, then you can pull the joint boot down towards the outside of the car, there will be just enough clearance to remove that bolt without having to remove the steering rack, just need a zip tie to put the boot back on ;-)

[@pyrotherm]

I watched your video when I was doing my car yesterday, and just couldn't believe Ford would be that stupid, luckily for me, I was right... Keep wrenching, I can't believe how much money I've saved by buying an old CVPI and putting some work into it, these cars are ROBUST!

[@pyrotherm]

Would you happen to know the part number or a link to get those replacement swaybar clamps?; I have the bushings, but the OEM ones on mine are welded and I'm gonna have to cut them to pieces; If not, or if yours were sane from the factory, no worries!

[@w9x7cv3vg6]

got a video for taking out a lower ball joint for same yr model ? … i see theres a C clamp at top of the ball joint..thanks

[@warriorforjesus888]

Why not just turn the wheel and slide the bolt passed the boot. Or you could just take the inner tie rod loose. But that should be out of the way if you turn the wheel.

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

Good advice

[@narox]

How about just replacing the lower ball joint by itself. Is that possible?

[@damkayaker]

You're stretching the brake lines!

[@damkayaker]

***** 0:53 You can see the weight of the caliper has the brake line vertical, and where the rubber line meets the metal line on the caliper it's evident there. Your video is great but you should have either put the calipers on cinder block or tied them up to something.

[@weldingjunkie]

I’ve never seen a brake line in my life get stretched from hanging in my life. I’ve done a million brake jobs. Steel won’t stretch and it take a lot to stretch the rubber coated lines, that caliper is light.

[@crayshaunhenderson1265]

well i was told if i hear a noise from the steering wheel i was told to change my lower ball joints

[@w9x7cv3vg6]

could be any ball joint gone bad…examine with help from someone turning wheel while watching underneath….

[@gregcasey8520]

very good video , thank you

[@mindofmayhem.]

Is this all the same for a 2004 Mountaineer with all wheel drive? Thanks

[@fishodorvagina]

Can you do this job with standard tools? I don't really have metric tools, I mostly have standard tools.

[@davidwoog1838]

didn't you do a video on changing a egr on the 04 gran marquis I can't find it?

[@ezwa9979]

I have question, on this instruction video I was actually mainky interested in lowering the control arm in order to lower the shock/strut, but then in middle of proceedure you just saud to remicr the lower shock bolt. Was there or wasnt there some hurendous danger if the spring flikEng away like some rogue cannon ball?.. or is thE NtIre apring deconoressed just by jakng up vehicL & thN lettinh lower control arm down?(Im looking for an eazy way to change front shocks w/oOt comoressing springs & have found NO youtube videos that address this basic point AT ALL☝️).. thNQ👋

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

There is. Removing a strut or shock from a car is completely safe, so long as the center nut on the strut mount is intact. Remove that center nut that hold the strut spring down, and you're asking for dire consequences (unless you have the spring locked down of course)

[@ezwa9979]

@@adventureoflinkmk2 'there is' wat?, Iv Cn nO viDOz & dOnt nO hoO to do it. Specifically, Iv Cn 5 viDOs that sukd, & dOnt nO hoO 2 dU it.. quiet specifically, IF I jak up cR, put on jak stNds.. let the w8 of wEL pull doOn on lower control Rm.. mAB EvN put a scisor jak BwEt lOer & upper control Rm 2 boot... & thN I mNage 2 rEmove this 166lb 24 sIz bolt at lOer Nd of shock.. wN I bump oOt bOlt, WILL THE COUL SPRING STILL BE DANGEROUSLY COMPRESSED? (not addressed ok any itibe viDO & you havnt addressed it, EvN in your comment here.. 'there is' is NOT sayng much)..

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

@@ezwa9979 well, about that... this is NOT a strut rebuilding video, this is a video on how to do lower control arms. Just remove the three bolts on top of the strut tower, and the one underneath. That's how the strut comes out. DO NOT mess with the bolt in the middle of the strut mount (that thing that mounts underhood).

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

And yes, the spring stays compressed, so long AS YOU DO NOT mess with that nut on the strut mount... sheesh Also learn some better grammar next time

[@ezwa9979]

U STILL havNt Nsrd the QSTN sr. U Kep warnEng me of the dIer dAngrs of the bolt on top & yet sA gO ahed & rEmUv the 1 on the bottom, is not spring compression a 2 wA strEt?😕

[@kayjglasjones2244]

What size bolt was on that lower control arm bushing??? Not the three smaller ones but the main bolt?? Please somebody help me

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

Lower control arm bushing bolt? I dunno.. I just replaced the entire LCA and i dont got my GM anymore

[@nickcalhoun84]

Can you just change the rear bushings

[@nfreson]

Ya

[@davidwoog1838]

ok thanks

[@Rashed2030]

Did you change bbm number i change all lower and upper control arm what about mevotech part its ok because i dont found the small bushing for lower control arm in motorcraft part and MOOG part so what are you do in usa what part you fix i mean the small bush in lower-control arm crown vict original part now disappear

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

I didnt change it.. I just haven't logged in for quite a while. And if you cant find OEM or Moog then use whatever you can, if it works then hey. Otherwise let others know its junk

[@Rashed2030]

There is movtech part its amarican but made in chine did you used it or hairing about it .if you in bbm i will send picture for the bushing i need

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

Never heard of it honestly

[@Rashed2030]

Lower control arm is defeculte to remove the bolt

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

Which bolt you speak of?

[@Rashed2030]

The lower control arm for the adjustment which is fix in the small bushing i damage the power steering to remove it its leak now and i don’t found seal gasket for power steering

[@adamcrownvictoriacarrepair7105]

Would rather have had the ninja turtles.

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

Who doesn't like ninja turtles... especially the oldschool ones

[@one800ent8]

How do you replace a rear end on a 2000 Lincoln Town Car

[@one800ent8]

adventureoflinkmk2 yep the whole Axle

[@w9x7cv3vg6]

hee hee.. i can tell u all the nuts etc to remove !

[@carolinabull]

hey adventure how could i remove that strut / shock?

[@carolinabull]

all i'm trying to do is take that shock off what all do i need out the way my shocks are bad adventure . if i do take it off will it jump out ?

[@carolinabull]

see i never did this before but i'm a handy , i just don't won't to get hurt with that shock jumping out

[@carolinabull]

ok will an all in one jump out too or what that why i post that link cause this one guy show an all in one an acting like it was about to kill him .

[@carolinabull]

so you take out the bottom screw first or the top 3 ?

[@carolinabull]

shit lol you lost me but i think i got you . is it really going to pop out cause all the other of diff models they take them out with ease . but the video i sent you this one guy like it almost kill him

[@Rashed2030]

Where are you i chat with you in bbm

[@cliffordlavoie2315]

reeereee

[@mikecurranto4188]

so, this is a vid on TALKING about how to d it, not how to do it.

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

You must've missed the part where it said IT WAS A DAMN WALK THROUGH...

[@mikecurranto4188]

@@adventureoflinkmk2 Understand that when these youtube pages load, only the titles show at the bottom under the video screen. So all I see is "Removing the Lower Control Arms & Ball Joints on your 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis GS". Maybe use the word "walkthrough" in the title.

[@w9x7cv3vg6]

hee hee..i gotta make some videos too to just describe what to do..