[Coreyp]

I was doing some work on the Taurus today and I was removing the rear strut rods but I think I may have broke it.I finally got the nut broke free on the body side with heat and an impact but there was a round washer that stoped me from removing the arm(washer is round,hole is a flat oval shape like this (__) ).I ended up breaking the washer but it looks like it is either extremely rusted on or was part of the arm.I tried searching online but only find the bushing not the whole arm.If I do need the arm I'll need two cause I haven't removed the other one yet and it is just as rusty.So if anybody outside the rust belt sees a Gen 4 or 4.5 in the junkyard try and pull the rods for me as they will be less likely to rusted up like mine.

[rdh2]

 Coreyp, on 12 January 2012 - 08:49 PM, said:

I was doing some work on the Taurus today and I was removing the rear strut rods but I think I may have broke it.I finally got the nut broke free on the body side with heat and an impact but there was a round washer that stoped me from removing the arm(washer is round,hole is a flat oval shape like this (__) ).I ended up breaking the washer but it looks like it is either extremely rusted on or was part of the arm.I tried searching online but only find the bushing not the whole arm.If I do need the arm I'll need two cause I haven't removed the other one yet and it is just as rusty.So if anybody outside the rust belt sees a Gen 4 or 4.5 in the junkyard try and pull the rods for me as they will be less likely to rusted up like mine.

If you can identify the parts in this diagram, I can post the part numbers for you.

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[Vash]

5a592 and associated washers and nuts are what he is looking for.

[Coreyp]

That what I was wondering,if the washer I broke was rusted on or was part of the arm.I can take pictures of it tomorrow if it would help.

[rdh2]

STRUT F6DZ-5A952-A
WASHER F6DZ-5B537-A (used on inside of 5A959; 20.3mm ID)
WASHER F8DZ-5B537-BB (used next to nut; 14.2mm ID)
BUSH F6DZ-5A959-A
BUSHING F6DZ-5B547-A
WASHER F6DZ-5B436-AA
WASHER 17MMX47X2.6 DISHED N802855-S2
BUSH E43Z-5K897-EA
WASHER 43.0X14.0X2.6 DISHED N801335-S
NUT N620484-S56




[Coreyp]

From that picture it looks like the washer I broke is; WASHER F8DZ-5B537-BB (used next to nut; 14.2mm ID) .So it looks like I just need all those washers and bushing and the rod is still usable.I was worried I broke it but I guess it was just rusty.