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Front Suspension
Suspension Arms Replacement
Note these items during replacement:
•
Replace
the
self-locking nuts after removal.
• The
vehicle
should
be on
the ground
before
any bolts
or
nuts
connected
to rubber mounts
or bushings
are tightened.
•
Before
tightening
the upper and
lower mounting
nuts
on
the
stabilizer
link,
adjust the location of
the link
with
the
sus-
pension under
vehicle
load.
•
After installing the suspension
arm,
check
the
front wheel alignment, and
adjust
if necessary (see
page 18-41.
FLANGE BOLT
14
x
1.5
mm
103
Nom
(10.5
761bf.ft)
FLANGE BOLTS
10
x
1.25
mm
54 N·m
(5.5
kgf·m,
(OlbHtl
LOWER ARM
RUBBER BUSHING
Check
for deterioration
and damage.
,
,
,
,
,
-~
SILICONE GREASE
RUBBER BUSHINGS
SELF-LOCKING NUT
10 x 1.25 mm 29 N·m 13.0 kgf·m. 22lbHt)
Replace.
Hold the
bat!
joint pin
using a
hex
wrench.
and
tighten the selt-Iocking
nut.
BOOT
Check
for deterioration
and
damage
.
RANGE
18-8
STABILIZER UNK
FLANGE NUT 10
x
1.25
mm
29 N·m 13.0 kgf·m. 2.2 Ibf.ftl
Before tightening
the
flang9
nut.
position the
baH
joint pin
in the middle
of
its range of
travel,
with the
suspension under vehicle
load.
ST ABIUZER BAR
Align the stabilizer mark
with
end
of stabilizer bushing
.
STABIUZER BAR
MARK
Check for bending and
damage
,
UPPER ARM
Check the
bushing
for deterioration and damage.
BALL JOINT BOOT
•
Check for
deterioration
and damage.
•
See page
18-16 for
boot
replacement.
FLANGE BOLT
8xl.25mm
22 N·m 12.2 kgf·m.
16Ibf.ft)
SElI'.LOCKlrjG NUT
14xl.5mm
Replace.
8J
N·m 18.5
kgf·m.
61 Ibf.ft)
~..--fr-/'"
flANGE BOLT
14xl.5mm
89 N'm 19.1 kgf·m. 66 Ibf.ft)
DAMPER FORK
RUBBER BUSHING
Check
for
deterioration and
damage.
FL'IN(;E BOLT
SEL.F·l()CKING NUT
Re
place.
S(
N·m
16.5
kgf·m
.
(7 Ibf.ft)
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