Details

• Brand:

  

  

• SKU:

  W714470-S439

• Positions: Left, Right, Front, Front Forward
• Other Names:

  Mount Bracket Mount Bolt, Bolt

• Description:

  This is a genuine Ford suspension cross-member front bolt, catalogued under base number W714470 with the S439 hex flange head specification, used to fasten the front suspension cross-member to the body structure on the Explorer and its Police Interceptor Utility variant. The bolt is a large M16 by 185mm flange fastener that carries the clamp load securing the front subframe assembly, where the lower control arms and engine cradle locate, so it must hold accurate torque to keep front-end geometry stable. Owners and technicians reach for this fastener during front subframe removal, control arm service, steering rack replacement, or after a clunk or shifting sensation develops at the front of the chassis from a loosened cross-member. Because it anchors a primary suspension carrier, a stretched, corroded, or under-torqued bolt can let the cross-member move, which throws off alignment and produces handling vagueness. Manufactured to Ford engineering specifications, it provides the correct thread, length, and flange bearing surface for the original mounting hole and installs without modification. Ford classifies this as a fastener that should be replaced rather than reused once removed, since the clamp load on a high-strength chassis bolt degrades after the first tightening. Always torque to the published specification in sequence and inspect the cross-member, control arm bushings, and surrounding hardware while the fastener is out so the front structure is restored to factory integrity.

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