Chrysler Stratus RHD 1997 Interactive Electronic Service Manual page 23

BRAKE CALIPER FLEX WHEEL SPEED SEN- SOR CABLE SPEED HOSE SENSOR
2 - 12 SUSPENSION
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
SHOCK ABSORBER ASSEMBLY
WARNING: DO NOT REMOVE SHOCK ROD NUT
WHILE SHOCK ASSEMBLY IS INSTALLED IN VEHI-
CLE, OR BEFORE SHOCK ASSEMBLY SPRING IS
COMPRESSED.
REMOVE
(1) Loosen wheel nuts.
(2) Raise vehicle on jack stands or centered on a
frame contact type hoist. See Hoisting in the Lubri-
cation and Maintenance section of this manual, for
the required lifting procedure to be used for this
vehicle.
(3) Remove wheel and tire assembly from location
on front of vehicle requiring strut removal.
(4) If both shock absorbers are removed, mark the
shock absorbers right and left according to which
side of the vehicle they were removed from.
(5) Remove the wheel speed sensor cable routing
bracket (Fig. 3) from the steering knuckle.
Fig. 3 Wheel Speed Sensor Cable RoutingBracket
(6) Remove the cotter pin and castle nut (Fig. 4)
from the upper ball joint stud.
(7) Remove the upper ball joint stud from the
steering knuckle using Puller, Special Tool, C-3894-A
(Fig. 5). Pull steering knuckle outward and position
toward the rear of the front wheel opening.
(8) Remove pinch bolt attaching shock absorber
clevis to shock absorber (Fig. 6).
(9) Remove the thru-bolt (Fig. 7) attaching the
shock absorber clevis to the lower control arm.
(10) Remove the clevis from the shock absorber by
carefully tapping the clevis off the shock absorber
using a soft (brass) drift.
CABLE BRACKET ROUTING ATTACHINGBOLT STEERING KNUCKLE UPPER UPPER CLEVIS CASTLENUT SHOCK UPPER CONTROL ARM SHOCK ABSORBER STEERING BRACKET MOUNTING BRACKET KNUCKLE ASSEMBLY CONTROL CONTROL ABSORBER COTTER PIN ARM ARM
Fig. 4 Ball Joint Attachment To SteeringKnuckle
Fig. 5 Ball Joint Stud Removal From
SteeringKnuckle
Fig. 6 Shock Absorber Clevis Bracket PinchBolt
(11) Remove the 4 bolts (Fig. 8) attaching the
shock absorber/upper control arm mounting bracket
to the shock tower of the vehicle.
BALL JOINT BRAKE FLEX HOSE STEERING SHOCK ABSORBER KNUCKLE SPECIAL BALL JOINT STUD WHEEL BALL JOINT ABSORBER SHOCK PINCH BOLT AND NUT SENSOR CABLE ASSEMBLY C3894–A ASSEMBLY TOOL SPEED
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