Ford Ranger Maintaince And Repair Manual page 858

1. Raise the front of the vehicle, place jackstands under the frame. Place a jack under the axle.
The axle must be supported on the jack throughout spring removal and installation, and must not be permitted
to hang by the brake hose. If the length of the brake hose is not sufficient to provide adequate clearance for
removal and installation of the spring, the disc brake caliper must be removed from the spindle. After
removal, the caliper must be placed on the frame or otherwise supported to prevent suspending the caliper
from the caliper hose. These precautions are absolutely necessary to prevent serious damage to the tube
portion of the caliper hose assembly.
2. Disconnect the lower end of the shock absorber from the shock lower bracket (bolt and nut).
3. Remove the front spring. Loosen the axle pivot bolt.
4. Remove the spring lower seat from the radius arm, and then remove the bolt and nut that attaches the
radius arm to the axle and front bracket.
5. Remove the nut, rear washer and insulator from the rear side of the radius arm rear bracket.
6. Remove the radius arm from the vehicle, and remove the inner insulator and retainer from the radius
arm stud.
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Radius rod and related components
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REMOVAL & INSTALLATION