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#37 of 98 Re: Ok here is the deal. [ralph11663] by jeyhoe Apr 24, 2007 (12:59 pm)
Replying to: ralph11663 (Apr 24, 2007 11:50 am) Ah. Mine is an 01 manual as well. 83K. Not one red cent for out of warrantee repairs except for tires, brakes and oil. Oh, and the bushings. Oh, and the stinking plastic "chrome" lug nuts. Dont get me started on my HVAC system. Overall, the car has been a real winner. I'd give it an 8 out of 10 for durability (points off for HVAC and front sway bar and lug nuts) an 8 out of 10 for performance (points off for 210 hp V6, man the new 3.5 litre would be nice under my hood) and an 8 out of 10 for overall style (points off for interior could have been a bit nicer. Exterior is a real sleeper beauty.) Last, Id give Lincoln (Ford) about a 3 out of 10 for quality of service, level of customer care and support and support for the vehicle itself (IOW, they let it rot.)
#38 of 98 Re: Ok here is the deal. [ralph11663] by christo1 Apr 27, 2007 (12:59 am)
Replying to: ralph11663 (Apr 24, 2007 6:04 am) Here is goes:   Remove both front wheels, drop the passenger side shock and spring assy by unbolting the 3 bolts at the top of the shock tower, remove bolts from both driver and passenger side lower control arms as they are attached to the steel front crossmember, then remove the steel crossmember. Take the sway bar out from the passenger side (the lowering of the spring/shock assy on this side was to provide enough working room to enable this). Watch out for the lower radiator hose assy.. don't bash it getting the sway bar in/out.   Installation is reverse of removal. (Ahahaha, slap me.)   Make marks for all the positions of the suspension pieces you are removing, in the hope of retaining the suspension alignment you had before the job. It seems like I was able to keep my alignment roughly the same as before. I should take it ddown to the tire shop and have the front end realigned though.   I recommend a saturday to remove the bar and a sunday to replace it. Take it slow. This job is a pain in the arse, as components are packaged tightly/stupidly around the swaybar.   I didn't do the new links.. they (in the end) had nothing to do with the squeeky/clunking I used to experience. In fact; when I almost had the old bar out, I moved it up and down... and there was that familiar sound of the bar squeeking/clunking against the torched stock sway bar bushings/brackets.   In retrospect, if I were able to obtain just the new bushings.. I would recommend just doing the bushings. The job would be ALOT easier, BUT they would eventually fail again.   Cheers!
#39 of 98 ah gotta love lincoln by lsgreatness May 18, 2007 (1:40 pm)
i have a 2002 ls and lately i been heaqring a clunking noise over rough roads and as of yeaterday a loud creeking noise thats seems 2 be coming from the passenger side suspension it happens when i brake and accelerate its a f**king headache any1 kno what it could be???   and if it is the stabalizer bar where can i get the new one?
#40 of 98 anti-sway bar??? by ras2007 Jun 12, 2007 (9:57 pm)
2000, V6...Took my car in for a rattle...I was told front and rear sway bars needed to be replaced as well as front knuckle mounts and lower ball joints...the estimate was $1800 dollars!!! Am I wrong or is that an outrageous quote? Also they would not give me an itemized estimate so I could see what each part and labor were going to cost me. does anyone know about how much the two sway bar kits cost? Have been looking and dealership is giving me the run around.
#41 of 98 Yesssss, I realy have bad ball ends. by dc_rhoads Jul 16, 2007 (3:16 pm)
I have 2000 LS V8 etc. 155,000 + miles. 5000 mine. I'm having a blast with it. Unfortunately, when I changed all four struts, the lower ball joints are bad.   The ball joints are not supposes to move up and down 1/2" or more. They are only supposed to pivot. Somehow this does not seem to affect the drivability. Sooner or latter it will fail. I do not want to be anywhere near when this happens.   There is a recall on loose nuts, but this car was not on the recall list.   The problem is, not how to fix them, but Lincoln only sells the whole knuckle and not just the lower ball end. A major dollar difference.   The design is a simple pressed ball joint. I can not see any part number for the ball joint. $200 plus dollars each knuckle.   Dammed them Design Engineers, Oops I are one.   Ps. I can find no aftermarket replacements.     I also remember reading in one of the messages that someone lost the whole wheel assembly. This would be my first thought about the cause.   Just something you all may need to know.   DC Rhoads Replies to this message: cdnpinhead (Jul 16, 2007 7:03 pm) mommi (Jun 15, 2009 8:00 pm)
#42 of 98 Re: Yesssss, I realy have bad ball ends. [dc_rhoads] by cdnpinhead Jul 16, 2007 (7:03 pm)
Replying to: dc_rhoads (Jul 16, 2007 3:16 pm) Thanks for letting us know about this. My LS hit 114K miles today & will have close to 120K on it by the time I get home from the trip I'm on. I bought it new, so I know there's been no abuse, but even so it's helpful to know what may be coming up.   There is no doubt that maintainability was about 143rd on the list when the LS was designed. Assemblies are cheaper to design (pressed/welded/glued/riveted as opposed to bolted or screwed together) & stock as spares. They cost a fortune, but who (besides the poor sod who drives one past 100K miles) cares? Lots lease & those who buy often don't drive all that much.   Good luck.
#43 of 98 Compatability by isbv8 Sep 21, 2007 (6:25 pm)
Does anyone know if the balljoint and hub assembly from a 2002 LS V8 is backwards compatible with a 2000 LS V8 Sport?   Cheers, Ian Replies to this message: akirby (Sep 22, 2007 7:29 pm)
#44 of 98 Re: Compatability [isbv8] by akirby Sep 22, 2007 (7:29 pm)
Replying to: isbv8 (Sep 21, 2007 6:25 pm) As far as I know, yes. The only difference in the sport and base models is the shocks and sway bars.
#45 of 98 Compatibility by isbv8 Sep 23, 2007 (6:48 am)
Thanks akirby; no design changes from 2000 to 2002?   Cheers, Ian Replies to this message: akirby (Sep 23, 2007 7:23 am) akirby (Sep 24, 2007 5:09 am)
#46 of 98 Re: Compatibility [isbv8] by akirby Sep 23, 2007 (7:23 am)
Replying to: isbv8 (Sep 23, 2007 6:48 am) I don't think so, but I'll ask around to be sure. Replies to this message: akirby (Sep 24, 2007 5:09 am)

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