Crossmember - Squeak On Rough Roads
84ford11Article No. 84-16-25
NOISE - SQUEAK - ROUGH ROAD OPERATION
LINCOLN-MERCURY 1984 MARK VII, CONTINENTAL
Some vehicles may experience a high-pitched squeaking noise when driven on rough roads. This condition may be caused by the number three crossmember bushing preload between the R.H. and L.H. body transmission support brackets.
The following procedure should be performed to service this condition.
1. Remove #3 crossmember from vehicle (refer to Shop Manual Page 21-21-8, Figure 15).
(CAUTION: FOLLOW TRANSMISSION SUPPORT INSTRUCTIONS.)
Figure 18:
2. After removal of the #3 crossmember assembly, remove items A, B, and C from the right hand side only as shown on Figure 18.
3. Re-position the R.H. crossmember bushing item D so that the hole in the bushing is centered with the hole in the crossmember. Re-assemble items B, C, and A.
4. Elongate the two holes in-line in the R.H. member -transmission support 4 mm (.160") outboard as shown in View "A" of Figure 18. (Right hand side only.)
5. Install the #3 crossmember assembly back into the vehicle. (Refer to Shop Manual Page 21-21-8, Figure 15.) While installing the #3 crossmember, the vertical bolts must be torqued before the horizontal bolts through the transmission support brackets.
ARTICLE SUPERSEDED: 84-6-20
WARRANTY STATUS: Reimbursable within the provisions of the Warranty and Policy Manual.
OPERATION: SP5059B84
TIME: 1.3 Hrs. DLR. CODING: Basic Part No. 7K065 Code: 18