Chrysler Stratus RHD 1997 Interactive Electronic Service Manual page 26

COVER THRU-BOLT SHOCK LOWER CONTROL ARM MOUNTING
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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
(7) Remove the thru-bolt (Fig. 15) attaching the
shock absorber clevis to the lower control arm.
Fig. 15 Clevis To Lower Control Arm Attaching
(8) Remove the clevis from the shock absorber by
carefully tapping it off the shock absorber using a
soft (brass) drift.
(9) Remove the 4 bolts (Fig. 16) attaching the
upper control arm/shock absorber mounting bracket
to the shock tower of the vehicle.
Fig. 16 Shock Absorber Attachment To ShockTower
(10) Remove the shock absorber and upper control
arm mounting bracket as an assembly from the vehi-
cle.
CAUTION: Do not clamp the shock absorber in a
vise by the body of the shock absorber. The clevis
bracket must be reinstalled on the shock absorber
clamped in the vise using the clevis bracket.
(11) Install clevis bracket back on shock absorber
and tighten pinch bolt. Then using the clevis bracket,
clamp the shock absorber assembly in vise, with
shock absorber in a vertical position (Fig. 17).
SHOCK ABSORBER ABSORBER BRACKET CLEVIS BOLTS SHOCK LOWER TOWER
TIE ROD END
CONTROL ARM SHOCK ABSORBER ASSEM- SHOCK ABSORBER CLEVIS SPECIAL GP-2020-C3.5 TOOL
Fig. 17 Shock Absorber Correctly Mounted In Vise
WARNING: DO NOT REMOVE SHOCK ABSORBER
ROD NUT, BEFORE SHOCK ABSORBER COIL
SPRING IS COMPRESSED, REMOVING SPRING
TENSION FROM UPPER CONTROL ARM/SHOCK
ABSORBER MOUNTING BRACKET.
WARNING:
FOR REMOVAL FROM SHOCK ABSORBER, THE
FIRST FULL TOP AND BOTTOM COIL OF THE COIL
SPRING MUST BE CAPTURED BY THE JAWS OF
THE COIL SPRING COMPRESSOR.
(12) Compress shock absorber coil spring, using
Professional Services Equipment Spring Compressor,
GP-2020-C3.5 fitted with the GP-C42 top spring shoe
and the GP-A20 bottom spring shoe (Fig. 18).
Fig. 18 Compressing Shock Absorber Coil Spring
VISE BLY
SUSPENSION
WHEN COMPRESSING COIL SPRING
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