Tension Strut Installed In Lower Control Arm; Removing Lower Control Arm Tension Strut Bushing - Chrysler 2000 LHS Owner's Manual

2 - 38 SUSPENSION
DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY (Continued)
Fig. 71 Tension Strut Installed In Lower Control Arm
1 – BALL JOINT STUD
2 – BALL JOINT SEAL
3 – LOWER CONTROL ARM TENSION STRUT BUSHING
4 – NUT
5 – TENSION STRUT
6 – TENSION STRUT TO CRADLE ISOLATOR BUSHING
7 – LOWER CONTROL ARM
8 – LOWER CONTROL ARM PIVOT BUSHING
9 – WORD FRONT STAMPED IN CONTROL ARM HERE
DISASSEMBLY
(1) Raise the vehicle using a frame contact type
hoist or supported as required using jackstands. See
Hoisting in the Lubrication and Maintenance group
of this service manual for the required hoisting or
jacking procedure to be used for this vehicle.
(2) Remove tire and wheel from vehicle.
(3) Remove lower control arm and tension strut as
an assembly from the vehicle. See Lower Control
Arm Removal in this section of the service manual
for the required removal procedure.
(4) Separate the tension strut from the lower con-
trol arm assembly.
(5) Position lower control arm in arbor press with
tension strut bushing inside Receiver, Special Tool
MB-990799 and special tool supporting lower control
arm (Fig. 72). Position Remover, Special Tool, 6644-4
on top of tension strut bushing (Fig. 72). Press
Remover, Special Tool, 6644-4 down through the ten-
sion strut bushing until the arbor press can push it
no farther. As Remover, Special Tool, 6644-4 is
pressed down through tension strut bushing it will
cut the bushing into two pieces.
(6) Remove lower control arm assembly from arbor
press. Remove pieces of tension strut and Remover,
Special Tool 6644-4, from lower control arm.
ASSEMBLY
(1) Thoroughly lubricate the replacement tension
strut bushing, lower control arm and Installer, Spe-
Fig. 72 Removing Lower Control Arm Tension Strut
1 – ARBOR PRESS RAM
2 – SPECIAL TOOL 6644-4
3 – SPECIAL TOOL MB990799
4 – TENSION STRUT BUSHING
5 – LOWER CONTROL ARM
cial Tool 6644-3 using Mopar
Installation Lube, or an equivalent.
(2) By hand, install tension strut bushing into
large end of Installer, Special Tool 6644-3. Press
bushing into installer as far as it will go by hand.
(3) Position lower control arm in arbor press, so
tension strut hole in lower control arm is centered on
Receiver, Special Tool MB-990799 (Fig. 73). Position
Installer, Special Tool
installed bushing, inside of tension strut bushing
hole in lower control arm (Fig. 73). Position Installer,
Special Tool 6644-2 on top of tension strut bushing
(Fig. 73). Using the arbor press, press the tension
strut bushing into the lower control arm. As the
bushing is being pressed into the control arm a pop
will be heard. When the pop is heard Installer, Spe-
cial Tool 6644-3 will slightly move up off the control
arm. At this time remove the control arm assembly
from the arbor press and pull Special Tool 6644-3 off
the tension strut bushing in the control arm. Tension
strut bushing is now installed.
(4) Install tension strut into the tension strut
bushing in lower control arm. Position tension strut
in lower control as shown in, (Fig. 74) with word
FRONT stamped in tension strut positioned away
from control arm. With an open end wrench on flat of
tension strut to stop tension strut from turning.
Tighten the NEW tension strut to lower control
retaining nut to a torque of 130 N·m (95 ft. lbs.)
(5) Install lower control arm and tension strut as
an assembly back on the vehicle. See Lower Control
Arm Installation in this section of the service manual
for the required installation procedure.
Bushing
Rubber Bushing
6644-3 with previously
LH