Anti-sway bar bolts to the frame in the middle and connects to the left and right suspension parts. It tries to hold both sides of the car at the same level to reduce body lean when cornering. It's possible but very rare for the bar to break. Much more common to need new outer links that become loose and rattle or they can break. The inner mounting bushings can deteriorate too and cause a rattle or squeak.
The inner and outer tie rod ends connect the steering system to the wheels. An inner one is threaded into the outer one and that is the adjustment for the alignment that sets the two front wheels to be parallel with each other and to make the steering wheel straight. Ford has always had way more trouble with their steering components breaking than other manufacturers so those parts are nothing to overlook. The 1980s models had a lot more trouble and caused a lot of serious crashes.
Mar 1, 2011 at 12:52 PM
