Details

• Brand:

  

  

• SKU:

  CV6Z-18A047-A

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

  Boot, Dust Shield, Dust Cover

• Description:

  This genuine Ford suspension strut bellows, also cataloged as a dust shield or boot, sheaths the exposed chrome piston rod of the front strut to keep road grit, water, and debris from scoring the rod and destroying the strut's oil seal. It fits 2012-2023 Ford Escape, C-Max, Focus Electric, Lincoln MKC, and Transit Connect models built with four-wheel independent suspension and without the electronic adjustable strut, and installs at the front left or right position over the strut rod beneath the upper mount. A torn, collapsed, or missing bellows lets contaminants reach the strut seal, so buyers typically shop for this part after noticing oil weeping down the strut body, a clunk over bumps, accelerated strut wear, or debris packed around the piston rod during a suspension inspection. Replacing the bellows whenever a strut is serviced is inexpensive insurance that protects the far more costly strut assembly. Ford lists this component under base number 18A047, and the A suffix covers the non-electronic-strut applications across these Global C platform vehicles. It is commonly installed together with the jounce bumper and upper strut mount, and because it slips over the rod it requires the strut to be at least partially unloaded during fitment. Confirm the vehicle does not use the electronic strut option before ordering, as that configuration uses a different part. Fitting the correct boot restores full protection to the strut seal and rod.

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