Pontiac Fiero 1988 Service Manual page 197

3D-2 REAR SUSPENSION
1. INSULATOR
2. SPACER
3. BRACKET
4. 17 N-m (13 LBS. FT.)
5. STRUT ASSEMBLY
6. INSTALL IN DIRECTION
SHOWN
7. KNUCKLE
8. 60 N-m (44 LBS. FT.) + 90°
9. 50 N-m (37 LBS. FT.) + 90°
10. LATERAL CONTROL A R M
11. FIXED A D J U S T I N G LINK
12. TRAILING A R M
13. 51
N-m
(37 LBS. FT.)
14.
55
N-m
(41 LBS. FT.)
15. FRAME
BEFORE DISCONNECTING THE STRUT ASSEMBLY FROM THE KNUCKLE, PLEASE NOTE:
1 . REFER TO BOX I AND BOX II, BELOW.
2. WHEN SERVICING ITEMS IN BOX I, USE THE
SCRIBING PROCEDURE SHOWN HERE. BY
FOLLOWING THIS METHOD, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO
RETURN TO YOUR ORIGINAL CAMBER SETTING.
IT WILL BE NECESSARY, HOWEVER,
TO CHECK/ADJUST THE TOE-IN SETTING.
3. WHEN SERVICING ITEMS IN BOX II, DO NOT
SCRIBE THE MARKS. AFTER REINSTALLING THESE
ITEMS, Y O U MUST CHECK/ADJUST BOTH CAMBER
AND TOE-IN.
STRUT MOUNT
JOUNCE BUMPER
STRUT SHIELD
SPRING SEAT
SPRING INSULATOR
DRIVE AXLE REMOVAL
BOX I
REAR RIDE SPRING
STRUT DAMPER
KNUCKLE
BOX II
SCRIBING PROCEDURE
1. USING A SHARP TOOL, SCRIBE THE KNUCKLE
A L O N G THE LOWER OUTBOARD STRUT RADIUS,
AS IN VIEW A.
2. SCRIBE THE STRUT FLANGE O N THE INBOARD
SIDE, A L O N G THE CURVE OF THE KNUCKLE,
AS IN VIEW B.
3. MAKE A CHISEL MARK ACROSS THE
STRUT/KNUCKLE INTERFACE, AS IN VIEW C.
4. O N REASSEMBLY, CAREFULLY MATCH THE
MARKS TO THE COMPONENTS.
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Figure 1 Rear Suspension