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PART 3-2-SUSPENSION
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MAJOR REPAIR OPERATIONS
LOWER ARM OVERHAUL-
ARM REMOVED
Inspect the lower arm, bushings
and pivot bolt for cracks, bends,
wear or other damage. Replace the
arm if necessary.
Install the nut on the ball joint
stud, and turn the stud in the ball
joint with a torque wrench to check
rotating torque. If the turning effort
is not within specifications, replace
the ball joint.
Note: Do not wash the ball joint
with solvent. The solvent may at-
tack parts within the joint.
BALL JOINT REPLACEMENT
See Section 2 for the complete in-
car ball joint replacement procedure.
Refer to Section 3 for the lower
arm removal procedure.
1. To remove the ball joint, if it
requires
replacement,
remove the
rivet heads with a chisel. Punch the
remaining portion of the rivets from
the holes.
2. Press the bushings out of the
arm with tool 3069--dctails H, AA,
and AA2 (Fig.
7).
3. Apply silicone or liquid soap to
the shell of the new hushing. Place
the bushing in the arm with the
flange end (large end) of the hush-
ing at the front of the arm.
4. Press the hushing into the arm
until the shoulder on the bushing
shell seats against the arm. Use tool
3069-details
H,
AA2, and
M5
(Fig.
8).
5. Tf
the hall joint was removed,
Toof-3069-H
FIG. 7
-Removing
Lower Arm Bushing
F1225-A
FIG.
8-lnstalling
Lower Arm Bushing
instal! the new joint using the parts
'Wpplicd in the hall joint kit. Torque
the nuts to specification. Make sure
the joint is completely filled with the
~pccil1ed
lubricant.
UPPER ARM OVERHAUL-
ARM REMOVED
ln~pe<.:t
the upper arm and the
inner shaft for cracks, bends or
nthcr damage. Replace the parts as
r-equired.
Replacement arms come with
th~
bushings, inner shaft, and ball joint
installed. If the original arm is to
he used, these components should
be replaced on the bench.
FIG.
9-Removing Upper
Arm Front Bushing
FIG.
10-Removing
Upper Arm Rear Bushing
3-13
Note: Do not wash the ball joint
with solvent. The solvent may
attack parts within the joint.
BBSHING AND INNER SHAFT
REPLACEMENT
Always replace both upper arm
bushings, if either bushing is worn
or damaged. Install only new bush-
ings when replacing the inner shaft.
Refer to Section 3 for the upper
arm removal procedure.
1. Remove the bolts, lockwashers,
and cup washers from the ends of the
upper arm shaft.
2. Assemble
the
remover,
tool
3044-LA, to the shaft at the front
hushing. Press the bushing out of
the arm using the support cup, tool
3069-H, and the remover tool 3044-
AB3
(fig.
9).
3. Remove
the
shaft
and
rear
bushing inner cup \Vasher.
4. Remove the upper arm rear
bushing using the support cup, tool
3069-H, and the remover, tool 3069-
L
(Fig. 10).
F1229-A
FIG.
11-Upper Arm,
Shaft, and Bushing Assembly
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