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    4. : Front suspension swing arm replacement

Ford Focus - Video tutorial

Model: Ford Focus MK 2, Focus 2 - Years 2004-2011
Part: Suspensions
Operation: Front suspension swing arm replacement

If you hear noise coming from under the wheels while driving on a bumpy road, it is likely that there has been a failure of the silent bloks, or rather of the rubber elements present in the suspension supports which have the function of dampening shocks. On the market there are also kits for overhauling the rubber bushings but, when the damage concerns all the anchoring points of the swinging arm, it is preferable to replace the entire arm. The operation is very simple: once the car has been raised on the bridge, remove the front wheel and then the fixing pins of the oscillating arm and the articulated head; then apply the new arm and tighten carefully.


Posted on 29 July 2023 by ScegliAuto

Handbrake adjustment on Ford Ecosport

First remove the plastic profile at the base of the gear lever. To do this, slightly widen the side edges and carefully lift it to release it. There is no need to remove it completely, just move it forward to avoid bother. Now remove the plastic center console around the handbrake by first working from the rear to release it and lifting it until the brake lever passes. Also in this case it is not necessary to remove it completely but, paying attention to the connected cables, it can be stowed in front of the passenger seat. At this point we notice that at the base of the handbrake lever, on the front, we find a nut. By acting on it, with a 10 wrench, we can adjust the brake force, increasing it by turning the nut clockwise, or decreasing it by turning it counterclockwise. Once adjusted, the center console can be repositioned first, pressing lightly to engage it, and then the profile of the gearbox base.

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