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FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING LlNKA
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and retainers.
(2) Remove the two sway bar cushion retaining
nuts, washers, straps and bolts (one to each strut) and
remove the sway bar assembly. Remove the bushing
retainers from the links.
(3) Remove the sway bar link insulating bushings
from the frame bracket. If the bushings are exces-
sively worn or deteriorated install new bushings.
Installation
(1) Using
a
twisting motion, install the sway bar
link bushings. Water may be used as a lubricant to
aid in installation.
(2)
Position the sway bar cushion housings on the
struts and install the straps, bolts, washers and nuts.
Tighten the nuts
50
foot-pounds.
(3) Install the retainers over the ends of the links
Front Suspension and Steering Linkage
(concave side up). Slide the links up through the bush-
ings and install the retainers (concave side down).
Install nuts and tighten 100 inch-pounds.
LOWER CONTROL ARM AND SHAFT (Fig. 11 1
Removal
(1) Remove the torsion bar from the lower control
arm.
(2) Remove the cotter pin and slide the outer tie
rod end seal protector up on the steering knuckle
arm. Remove the tie rod end from the steering knuck-
le arm using Tool C-3894 (Fig. 9), (Fury Models use
Tool C-3742).
Use care
not
to damage.
(3) Remove the sway bar to strut strap.
(4) Remove the steering knuckle to brake support
bolts and remove the steering knuckle arm. Move the
brake support assembly out of the way.
(5)
Remove the ball joint stud from the lower con-
trol arm using Tool C-3846 (Fig. 12), on Fury Models
use Tool C-3964. The bottom portion of the tool must
be positioned between the seal and the control arm to
avoid seal damage.
(6)
Remove the strut front nut and bushing
re-
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KNUCKLE ARM/-
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Fig. 12-Removing
lower Ball Joint Stud
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tainer (Fig. 10) from the forward end of the cross-
member.
(7) Remove the cotter pin, nut and washer from
the lower control arm shaft (Fig. 11).
(8) Tap the end of the lower control arm shaft with
a "soft end" hammer to aid in removal of the shaft
from the crossmember.
(9) Remove the lower control arm, shaft and strut
as an assembly.
(10) Remove the strut bushing from the crossmem-
ber only if damaged. (Fury Models use a three piece
bushing arrangement). (Fig. 1 3 ) .
(11) Remove the strut bushing inner retainer from
the strut.
Disassembly
sembly in a vise and remove the strut nut.
(1) Place the strut portion of the control arm
as-
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RETAINER
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REAR
RETAINER
FRONT BUSHING
Fig.
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Control Arm Assembly IFury)
Fig. 13-Strut
Crossmember Bushing ffuryj
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