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Power Steering System: Specifications Ford Freestyle I

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

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

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS

DescriptionN.m
Degas bottle bolts9
Inner tie rod110
Intermediate shaft-to-steering gear bolt25
Power steering fluid cooler bolts6
Power steering fluid reservoir nuts9
Power steering line clamp plate bolt25
Power steering pressure line bracket-to-cylinder head bolts10
Power steering pressure line fitting-to-power steering pump65
Power steering pressure line bracket-to-reservoir bracket bolt7
Power steering pressure line bracket-to-steering gear bolt25
Power steering pump nuts25
Power steering return line bracket-to-frame M6 bolts (3 required)9
Power steering return line bracket-to-frame M8 bolt10
Steering gear nuts117
Tie-rod jam nuts80
Outer tie-rod end nuts115
Engine wiring shield nuts9

TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS

The power steering system consists of the following components

  1. Power steering pump
  2. Power steering fluid reservoir
  3. Rack-and-pinion steering gear
  4. Power steering fluid cooler
  5. Power steering pressure and return lines/hoses

Refer to STEERING SYSTEM-GENERAL INFORMATION .

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