Chrysler 300M 2002 Service Manual page 37

2 - 14 FRONT SUSPENSION
LOWER CONTROL ARM (Continued)
Fig. 28 Lower Control Arm Removal/Installation
1 - ISOLATOR BUSHING
2 - TENSION STRUT
3 - CRADLE
4 - PIVOT BUSHING
5 - LOWER CONTROL ARM BRACKET
6 - LOWER CONTROL ARM
Fig. 29 Lower Control Arm And Tension Strut
1 - BALL JOINT STUD
2 - BALL JOINT SEAL
3 - LOWER CONTROL ARM TENSION STRUT BUSHING
4 - NUT
5 - TENSION STRUT
6 - TENSION STRUT TO CRADLE ISOLATOR BUSHING
7 - LOWER CONTROL ARM
8 - LOWER CONTROL ARM PIVOT BUSHING
9 - WORD FRONT STAMPED IN CONTROL ARM HERE
(3) Position lower control arm in arbor press with
large end of pivot bushing inside Receiver, Special
Tool MB-990799, as shown (Fig. 30). Position
Remover, Special Tool 6644-2, on top of pivot bushing
(Fig. 30).
(4) Using the arbor press, press the lower control
arm pivot bushing out of lower control arm.
(5) Remove the pressed out lower control arm
pivot bushing from the Receiver and discard.
Fig. 30 Lower Control Arm Pivot Bushing
1 - ARBOR PRESS RAM
2 - SPECIAL TOOL 6644-2
3 - SPECIAL TOOL MB990799
4 - PIVOT BUSHING
5 - LOWER CONTROL ARM
DISASSEMBLY - LOWER CONTROL ARM
(TENSION STRUT BUSHING)
(1) Remove lower control arm and tension strut as
an assembly from the vehicle. See Lower Control
Arm/Removal in this section.
(2) Separate the tension strut from the lower con-
trol arm assembly.
(3) Position lower control arm in arbor press with
tension strut bushing inside Receiver, Special Tool
MB-990799, as shown (Fig. 31). Position Remover,
Special Tool 6644-4, on top of tension strut bushing
(Fig. 31).
(4) Lower the arbor press ram, pressing Remover,
Special Tool 6644-4, down through the tension strut
bushing until the arbor press can push it no farther.
This action will cut the bushing into two pieces.
(5) Remove lower control arm from arbor press.
Remove pieces of tension strut and Remover, Special
Tool 6644-4, from lower control arm.
ASSEMBLY
ASSEMBLY - LOWER CONTROL ARM (PIVOT
BUSHING)
(1) Position the lower control arm so it is sup-
ported by Receiver, Special Tool MB-990799, as
shown (Fig. 32).
(2) Place new pivot bushing in lower control arm
so it is square with the bushing hole. Position
Installer, Special Tool 6644-1, on top of pivot bushing,
with pivot bushing setting in recessed area of
Installer (Fig. 32).
LH