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CHAPTER TWELVE
FRONT
SUSPENSION AND STEERING
This
chapt
er describ es repair
and
main ten ance o
f
the fro
nt
wheels, front
strut,
front
suspension
Avarm
s
and
steering
co
mpo
nents.
Fron
t
hub serv ice
is
cove
red in Chapter
Ten.
Th
e
front suspension
co
nsist s
of two lower
A-anns
and struts
and
springs. A
ball joint
(Figure
I)
connects
the lower
A-ann
to the fro
nt
strut on
a
ll
models. The
lower
portio
n
of
the front
strut is
a
n
aluminum
casting . Two tic
rod
s that
are
attached
to
the
stee
ring
sha
ft and fron t strut arms
co
ntro l
the
steering.
Ta
bl es
1-3
are
located
at
the
end
of
this
chapter.
F
RONT WHE
EL
Removal/I
nstnll
atfun
I.
Place the
vehicle
o
n
leve
l ground and
set
the
parking
brake.
Blo
ck
the rea
r
whe
el
so the
vehicle
will
not
roll in eith
er directi
on.
2.
Mark the
front
tires
with an
L (left
side) or R
(right
side) so tha
t
they
will
be
installed
onto the
same
side of the vehicle
from which they
were
re-
mo ved
.
If
the
tire
is
to be re
moved
from
the rim,
also mark
the
tire w
ith
an
arrow
indica
ting the
d
i-
rectio n
of rota
tion
w
hen
travelin
g forwa
rd.
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