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FRAME
13-3
coupling. Disconnect the coupling from the steering
gear by carefully pushing the steering column up into
the driver's compartment.
(15) Remove the steering gear arm and the steering
gear to frame mounting bolts and remove the steering
gear.
(16) Disconnect the fuel line from the flexible con-
nection at the rear of the stub frame right side rail.
(17) Remove the brake line from the "tee" on the
rear axle and at the "tee" on the stub frame left side
rail.
(18) Lower and place the vehicle on floor stands.
The floor stands should be placed under the rear axle
and under the forward edge of the floor sills.
NOTE: To protect the floor
sills, wooden blocks
should
be
placed between the floor stands and the
floor
sills.
(19) Disconnect all electrical wires from the en-
gine, hand brake cable from inside the car, power
steering hoses (if
so
equipped), brake lines at the mas-
ter cylinder, carburetor, throttle linkage and the heat-
er hoses.
(20) Place a hydraulic jack under the stub frame
rear crossmember to hold it in position when the
body to frame mounting bolts (shown in Figures 7
and 8) are removed.
NOTE: Two bolts are located near the top of the
curved portion of the body to frame crossmember.
(21) Remove the frame to body bolts. Lower the
stub frame and engine assembly and roll unit out
from the body.
Installation
If frame is to be replaced, remove the engine and
transmission, and all serviceable units from the old
frame and install them on the new frame.
(1) Position the frame and engine assembly under
the body.
(2) Install the body to frame bolts and tighten to
75 foot-pounds.
(3) Measure the body to stub frame alignment. See
Fig. 7-Body
to Frame Outrigger Mounting
1
I L
Fig. 8-Body
to
Frame Crossmember Mounting
paragraph, "Body to Frame Alignment."
(4) Raise the vehicle and connect the exhaust pipe
to the muffler and the propeller shaft to the trans-
mission.
(5) Connect the fuel line to the flexible connector
at the rear of the frame right side rail.
(6) Install the steering gear on the frame. Install
the steering gear arm and link.
(7) Position the steering gear column, tube and
coupling on the steering gear worm shaft. Position
the steering column jacket tube at the instrument
panel and tighten the bolts finger tight, Tighten the
coupling bolt at the worm shaft coupling. Tighten
the instrument clamp bolt to 95 inch pounds.
(8) Install the brake line to the rear axle tee.
(9) Lower the vehicle to the floor and connect the
(10) Connect the power steering hoses (on Power
(11) Connect the carburetor and throttle linkage.
(12) Connect the parking brake cable.
(13) Connect all electrical wires to the engine.
(14) Position the front end sheet metal on the
frame and install the mounting bolts loosely. Align
the front end sheet metal and tighten all mounting
bolts securely.
(15) Connect the radiator hoses and heater hoses,
head lamp wires and horn wires. Fill the cooling
system.
(16) Raise the vehicle and connect the transmission
push button cable. Adjust the cable and lower vehicle
to floor.
(17) Refill the power steering unit with Chrysler
Power Steering Fluid, Part Number 2084329 (if
SO
equipped).
brake lines to the master cylinder.
Steering equipped vehicles) and the heater hoses.
(18) Bleed and refill the braking system.
(19) Measure and adjust the front suspension
height and wheel alignment as necessary.
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