Upper Suspension Arm; Front Axle Bushing - Jeep cherokee 2000 Service Manual

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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
Fig. 3 Upper and Lower Suspension Arms
1 – BOLT
2 – UPPER ARM
3 – NUT
4 – BOLT
5 – NUT
6 – FRAME RAIL
7 – LOWER ARM
8 – NUT
9 – BOLT
10 – NUT

UPPER SUSPENSION ARM

REMOVAL
(1) Raise and support the vehicle.
(2) Remove the upper suspension arm nut and bolt
at the axle bracket.
(3) Remove the nut and bolt at the frame rail and
remove the upper suspension arm (Fig. 3).
INSTALLATION
(1) Position the upper suspension arm at the axle
and frame rail.
(2) Install the bolts and finger tighten the nuts.
(3) Remove the supports and lower the vehicle.
(4) Tighten the nut at the axle to 75 N·m (55 ft.
lbs.). Tighten the nut at the frame bracket to 90 N·m
(66 ft. lbs.).

FRONT AXLE BUSHING

REMOVAL
(1) Remove the upper suspension arm from axle.
(2) Position Spacer 7932-3 over the axle bushing
on a 4x2 vehicle and right side on a 4x4 vehicle.
(3) Place Receiver 7932-1 over flanged end of the
bushing. (Fig. 4).
(4) Place small end of Remover/Install 7932-2
against other side of the bushing.
(5) Install bolt 7604 through remover, bushing and
receiver.
(6) Install Long Nut 7603 and tighten nut too pull
bushing out of the axle bracket.
Fig. 4 Bushing Removal
1 – RECEIVER
2 – AXLE BRACKET
3 – BOLT
4 – REMOVER/INSTALLER
5 – LONG NUT
(7) Remove nut, bolt, receiver, remover and bush-
ing.
NOTE: On 4x2 vehicle and right side of 4x4 vehicle,
leave Spacer 7932-3 in position for bushing instal-
lation.
INSTALLATION
(1) Place Receiver 7932-1 on the other side of the
axle bracket.
(2) Position new bushing up to the axle bracket.,
and large end of Remover/Install 7932-2 against the
bushing (Fig. 5).
(3) Install bolt 7604 through receiver, bushing and
installer.
(4) Install Long Nut 7603 and tighten nut to draw
the bushing into the axle bracket.
(5) Remove tools and install the upper suspension
arm.
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