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FRONT SUSPENSION AND WHEELS
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Fig. 210 - Tying off tie rod from knuckle arm.
1. Tool A. 47035. - 2. Rod end ball stud.• 3. Knuckle arm.
1~
"1""' . _-
Fig. 212 • Pulling wheel hub cap.
1.
Ram puller A. 47014. - 2. Wheel hub cap.
Removal and Disassembly.
Take down the front suspension as follows.
Loosen wheel studs.
Jack up the car at front and support it on stands.
Remove wheels and disconnect shock absorbers.
Using tool A. 47035 (fig. 210) disconnect tie rods
from knuckle arms.
Separate the sway bar from semi-elliptic spring.
Plug up brake fluid reservoir outlet port and
disconnect hydraulic brake lines from hoses.
Support the suspension assembly with the hydrau-
lic jack and slide off the semi-elliptic spring pin
(fig.
211).
Remove the screws holding the semi-elliptic spring
at center and take out the spring.
Remove upper control arm nuts from body shell
and withdraw suspension assembly.
Disassembly of front suspension does not involve
any special difficulty.
Pull the wheel hub cap by means of puller A. 47014
(fig.
212).
Remove the upper bushing from kingpin housing
using driver A. 74042.
Extract kingpin and housing bushings using driver
A. 74016.
Pull upper control arm bushings by means of
tool A. 74116
(fig.
213).
Fig. 211 - Removing semi-elliptic spring pin.
1. Semi.elliptic sprIng. - 2. Semi-elliptic spring pin. - 3. Hydrau-
lic jack.
Fig. 213 • Pulling upper control arm bushings.
1. Tool A. 74116. - 2. All-purpose puller A. 40005.• 3. Resilient
bushing.
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