Chrysler Stratus RHD 1997 Interactive Electronic Service Manual page 51

BALL UPPER SEAL BOOT JOINT BOOT INSTALLATION SEC- SEALING RING Wipe off the grease. LIP
2 - 40 SUSPENSION
DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY (Continued)
(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 BallJoint 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).
(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).
(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.
TION GREASE BALL JOINT STUD TAPERED BOOT INSTALLATION SEC- Wipe off the grease. SECTION TION GREASE RETAINING SEAL SEAL MUST BE EVEN WITH TOP BOTTOM EDGE OF TOOL OF GROOVE IN SEAL BOOT AS LOWER RETAINING SPECIAL TOOL 6875-1 BOOT GROOVE BOOT RING CONTROL
Fig. 108 Correctly Installed Ball Joint SealRetaining
Fig. 109 Retaining Ring And Expandable
RETAINING SHOWN ARM RING RING
Ring Tool
CollarInstalled On Tool
LOWER CONTROL ARM SPECIAL TOOL 6875 ADJUSTING KNOB
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