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Power Steering System: Specifications Ford Explorer IV

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

ItemSpecification
Lubricants
Premium Long-Life Grease XG-1-C or XG-1-K (US); CXG-1-C (Canada)ESA-M1C75-B
MERCON® Multi-Purpose Automatic Transmission Fluid XT-2-QDX (US); XT-2-LM12 (Canada)MERCON®

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS

DescriptionNm
Power steering fluid reservoir bolt9
Pressure line-to-pump fitting65
Power steering pump pulley bolts (4.0L)25
Power steering pump bolts (4.0L)25
Power steering pump bolts (4.6L)20
Pressure line bracket-to-engine bolt (4.0L)11
Pressure line bracket-to-engine nut (4.6L)11
Power steering fluid reservoir-to-pump hose bracket bolt11
Engine wiring bracket nuts20
Fan clutch wiring harness bracket-to-engine bolt7
Steering line clamp plate nut25
Pressure line bracket-to-crossmember bolt12
Fluid cooler hose bracket bolt18
Steering column shaft-to-steering gear bolt48
Steering gear bracket bolt70
Tie-rod end nuts103
Steering gear-to-crossmember bolts350
Oil drip shield bolts15
Lower shock absorber bolt350
Stabilizer bar link nut35
Inner tie rod100
Tie-rod end jam nut80
Lower arm forward bolt400
Lower arm rearward nut200

TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS

The power steering system consists of the following

  1. Power steering pump
  2. Fluid reservoir
  3. Rack and pinion steering gear
  4. Fluid cooler
  5. High and low pressure steering lines/hoses

Refer to STEERING SYSTEM - GENERAL INFORMATION .