Chrysler 1997 Stratus Convertible RHD Service Manual page 61

BALL BALL JOINT SEAL RETAIN- UPPER SEAL BOOT BALL JOINT SEAL JOINT BOOT INSTALLATION SEC- SEALING UPPER SEALING RING TION Wipe off the grease. ING RING RING LIP
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DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY (Continued)
Fig. 106 Removing Ball Joint Seal Retaining Ring
(1) Apply grease from the ball joint seal kit, to the
specified areas of the ball joint stud and seal (Fig.
107). Be sure no grease is present on the seal boot
installation section of the seal boot or lower control
arm (Fig. 107).
Fig. 107 Grease Correctly Applied To Ball Joint Stud
And Seal Boot
(2) Slide ball joint seal boot with upper seal ring
installed, (Fig. 107) down tapered section of ball joint
stud (Fig. 107). Seal boot is to be installed on stud of
ball joint until seal boot is sitting on seal groove in
lower control arm.
(3) Carefully position ball joint seal boot in seal
retaining groove on lower control arm. After install-
ing seal boot in retaining groove, carefully bleed air
out of sealing boot without getting grease pushed
into seal boot retaining groove in lower control arm.
(4) Place Retaining Ring Installer, Special Tool,
6875-1 over ball joint seal boot (Fig. 108). Using
adjusting knob, adjust tool so bottom edge of tool is
even with top of retaining ring groove in seal boot
(Fig. 108).
SCREW- DRIVERS LOWER CONTROL ARM GREASE BALL JOINT STUD TAPERED BOOT INSTALLATION SEC- TION Wipe off the grease. BALL JOINT SECTION GREASE TOOL EVEN WITH TOP OF RETAINING GROOVE IN SEAL BOTTOM EDGE OF SEAL BOOT AS SHOWN LOWER SPECIAL TOOL 6875–1 MUST BOOT ADJUSTING KNOB RING BE CONTROL
Fig. 108 Correctly Installed Ball Joint Seal Retaining
(5) Place seal boot retaining ring on Installer, Spe-
cial Tool, 6875- 1 (Fig. 109). Then place expandable
collar from Installer, Special Tool, 6875 over tapered
cone of the special tool (Fig. 109).
Fig. 109 Retaining Ring And Expandable Collar
(6) Using the expandable collar of Installer, Spe-
cial Tool, 6875 (Fig. 110) push the seal boot retaining
ring down the cone of Installer, Special Tool, 6875.
RETAINING ARM RING
SUSPENSION
Ring Tool
Installed On Tool
SEAL SPECIAL TOOL 6875 BOOT LOWER CONTROL RING GROOVE RETAINING ARM
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