Chrysler Concorde 1993 Service Manual page 41

Fig. 1 Lower Control Arm Pivot Bushing Removal
INSTALL
(1) Turn the lower control arm over in the arbor
press. So it is positioned on Receiver, Special Tool,
MB-990799 as shown in (Fig. 2).
(2) Position new pivot bushing in lower control arm
so it is square with the bushing hole. Position Installer,
Special Tool 6644-1 ontop of pivot bushing, with pivot
bushing setting in recessed area of Installer (Fig. 2).
Bring down ram of arbor press until it is close to In-
staller, Special Tool . Then square face of Installer, Spe-
cial Tool 6644-1 with end of ram on arbor press and
start to press bushing into lower control arm.
Fig. 2 Installing Lower Control Arm Pivot Bushing
(3) Press lower control arm pivot bushing into
lower control arm until Installer, Special Tool 6644-1
squarely bottoms against surface of lower control
arm (Fig. 3). When Installer, Special Tool, 6644-1
squarely touches surface of control arm stop in-
stalling bushing. When Installer, Special Tool
6644-1 squarely bottoms on control arm, bushing is
installed to the correct position in control arm.
(4) Install tension strut into tension strut bushing
on the lower control arm assembly. Position tension
SUSPENSION AND DRIVESHAFTS
Fig. 3 Pivot Bushing Installed In Lower Control Arm
strut in lower control as shown in (Fig. 4), 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.
Torque NEW tension strut to lower control retaining
nut to 175 N¼m (130 ft. lbs.)
Fig. 4 Tension Strut Installed In Lower Control Arm
(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 man-
ual for the required installation procedure.
TENSION STRUT BUSHING
REMOVE
To perform removal and replacement of the lower
control arm tension strut bushing. The control arm
and tension strut assembly must be removed from
the vehicle. The removal and replacement of the
lower control arm tension strut bushing must be per-
formed using an arbor press.
(1) 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
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