Chrysler Concorde 2004 Service Manual page 2523

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BUSHING - INNER TIE ROD (Continued)
Fig. 59 Special Tool 8438 Set Up For Removal
1 - 8438-3 (SCREW)
2 - INNER TIE ROD
3 - VISE
4 - 8438-1 (RECEIVER)
5 - BUSHING
6 - 8438-4 (REMOVER/INSTALLER)
CAUTION: Do not use petroleum based rubber
bushing installation lubricant. Premature bushing
failure may occur.
NOTE: The inner tie rod bushing is symmetrical.
There is no designated top or bottom.
(2) Place NEW bushing in the bore of Sizer as
shown (Fig. 60). Slide bushing all the way into the
Sizer bore.
Fig. 60 Bushing Installation Into 8438-2 (Sizer)
(3) With the Receiver,
mounted in the vise as shown (Fig. 61), assemble the
Special Tool 8438 in the following manner to install
the new bushing.
(a) Place the inner tie rod end in Receiver as
shown (Fig. 61).
(b) Place the Sizer (with bushing) on top of the
tie rod bushing bore with the tapered end facing
downward.
(c) Place Remover/Installer, Special Tool 8438–4,
with the small end down on top of the bushing
(Fig. 61).
(d) Insert Screw, Special Tool 8438–3, through
the Remover/Installer, bushing (in Sizer) and tie
rod, until it threads into the bottom of the
Receiver.
(e) Using hand tools, tighten the Screw, pushing
the bushing out of Sizer, into the inner tie rod end.
Tighten the Screw until it bottoms in the tool. Do
not overtighten.
Fig. 61 Special Tool 8438 Set Up For Installation
1 - 8438-3 (SCREW)
2 - BUSHING
3 - INNER TIE ROD
4 - VISE
5 - 8438-1 (RECEIVER)
6 - 8438-2 (SIZER)
7 - 8438-4 (REMOVER/INSTALLER)
GEAR 19 - 55
Special Tool 8438–1,