The clock spring is part of the Air bag system. It keeps the connection on the air bag while turning the steering wheel. To get to it you MUST DISCONNECT the battery first. This is a must. Then take the air bag from the center of the steering wheel. The bolts are on the back of the steering wheel. Remove the lower cover at the ignition switch. unplug the wires going to the steering wheel. That is the clock spring wiring. When you remove the steering wheel the clock spring is right there. Dealing with the air bag is DANGEROUS if you are not familiar with this stuff spend the money to have it fixed. Your safety is more important than saving a couple of dollars. Call your local dealer or go online to find the price of the clock spring. I don't know how much it cost.
The pellet, the copper part opposite the spring with the temperature on it, always goes "into" the engine. The spring end should face out.
The copper pellet (the part with the temp on it opposite the spring end) should always go "into" the engine.
The copper pellet opposite the spring end goes into the engine.
There is a spring loaded tensioner that is supposed to keep the serpentine tight. If it is loose, it needs to be replaced.
Compress the shock spring with a spring compressor. Remove the top strut bolt. Remove the bottom strut bolt. Reverse the process to install the new struts.
These are bolt on parts, but you will need special tools like a spring compressor. You will also need to have the suspension realigned afterwards. If you don't have the right tools it might make more sense to have a shop do it.
Since The Villager is of unibody construction, there are only a couple things that can be considered "subframe bushings". Sway bar bushings (front and rear), rear leaf spring bushings, and the most likely, control arm bushings.
No picture, but all thermostats go with the spring side towards the motor. On thermostats I changed, there were words on them and stated which side goes up
The previous answer is incorrect! The 3.0 and 3.3 liter engines used in all the Mercury Villagers and Nissan Quests from 1993-2002 have the thermostat installed just the opposite of most all other engines. The spring side of the thermostat goes into the thermostat housing not the engine block as was previously stated below. Flat Side Outward, Spring Side Toward Engine
There is no spring loaded tensioners on the Mercury Villager. Look for manual adjustments, loosen the nut in the center of the adjustment idler's and then move the adjustment bolts toosen the belts for replacement. Since this vehicle does not have just one long serpentine belt the routing is fairly simple to figure out. If the belts are still on the vehicle you can draw a quick sketch of the routing to help when re-installing the belts.
This is a strut suspension. You have to remove the complete strut. Then you will need a spring compressor to release the coil spring. From there the shock can be changed. It would be cheaper to take the car to someone and have it done as the tool's needed will cost you.
Could be coil spring or air bag spring system. You have to look.