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Ford WindstarIntroduced in the mid-1990s, the front-wheel-drive Ford Windstar minivan campaigned with an emphasis on, and reputation for, safety. And in the hotly contested family minivan market of the time, that was an especially solid piece of ground to be on. As long as buyers didn't need to haul adults in back on a regular basis, the Windstar served a family's needs just fine.
Has anyone ever replaced the Stabilizer Bar Link? The bushings appear to be cracked on the one on the passenger side that connects the strut to the tie rod.
Do I need to worry about the pressure of the strut while replacing this?
i replaced both sides on my 96. they are very easy to do just put it up on jack stands and do one side a time. i got the parts from o'riellys and they came with greese fittings. As for the struts you can check them but there is no way to adjust the prssure. Good luck on the links. it takes basic hand tools nothing fancy
i did mine on my '98 a few weeks back. make sure you have a full can of penetrating oil, and get out the torch if you have one, because those nuts can be a real PITA to get loose.
it's relatively easy to do though. once you take off the front wheels, everything in there is pretty easily accessable.
Realize this is an old thread...however, am getting ready to do same job on my 2000 WS. Haynes manual says that subframe bolts need to removed and subframe lowered to allow stabilizer bushing bracket to be removed. Is this absolutely necessary? or is there sufficient clearance for the bracket bolts to be removed? Will be doing bushing and both links in a oner. Have been hearing a clunk noise for a bit and had thought CV. But upon closer inspection, found both lower links to have split boots and rusted out cups.
Thanks in advance for advice.
They are real easy to get to and remove from the front wheel well area after the front wheels have been removed. The stud spins inside the joint so you're gonna need like a 5/16 to hold the stud still to fully remove the nut... The ones Ford put on there are made out of aluminum and I replaced them with cast iron ones from TRW.
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Stabilizer Bar Link- 2000 Windstar 
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