Ford COUGAR 1968 Shop Manual page 66

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GROUP
3
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Suspension, Steering, Wheels
8
Tires
3. Raise the vehicle and remove
the attaching nut, outer washer and
bushing from the shock absorber at
the spring clip plate (Fig. 15). Com-
press the shock absorber and remove
it from the vehicle.
4. If the shock absorber is serv-
iceable and requires new bushings re-
move the inner bushings and washers
from the shock absorber studs.
Installation
1. Place the inner washer and
bushing on each shock absorber stud.
2. Expand the shock absorber and
position it to the spring clip plate
and to the mounting in the floor pan.
3. Connect the lower stud to the
W i n g 'lip plate, a n d install the
FIG. 16-Rear Spring Front Bushing Removal-Typical
bushing, outer washer, and new nut
on the stud (Fig. 15). Be sure the
spring clip plate is free of burrs.
Tighten the nut to specification.
On the Ranchero, after tightening
the nut to specification, install the
forward half of the floor panel.
4.
From the luggage compartment,
install the bushing outer washer and
new attaching nut to the upper mount-
Ing stud (Fig. 14). Torque to speci-
fication. On a station wagon, replace
the floor bed panel (I4 screws).
5. Place the spare wheel and tire
in the luggage compartment, and se-
cure it in the storage position.
MONTECO A N D FAIRLANE
CONVERTIBLE
Removal
1. Remove the rear seat cushion
and seat back.
2. Partially raise the vehicle on
a hoist. With an assistant under the
vehicle holding the shock absorber,
remove the nut from the top of the
shock absorber.
3. Remove the lower shock absor-
ber attaching nut and remove the
shock absorber.
lnstallation
1. Position the washers and bush-
ings on the shock absorber and posi-
tion the shock absorber to the lower
attachment. Install the bushing, outer
washer, and new attaching nut and
torque the nut to specification (Part
3-6).
2. Lower the vehicle and install
the bushing, outer washer, and new at-
taching nut on the top of the shock
absorber. Torque the nut to specifica-
tion.
Tool-T64N-578 1
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Tool -T64K-578 1- 82 (Ado
84 (Thrust Washer)
NG FRONT E Y E F1241-A
FIG. 17-Rear Spring Front Bushing Installation-Typical
3. Install the rear seat back and
4. Remove the two attaching nuts,
seat cushion. the rear shackle bar, and the two
shackle inner bushings.
REAR SPRING AND/OR BUSHING
5. Remove the rear shackle assem-
REMOVAL
bly and the two outer bushings.
6. Remove the front hanger bolt,
1. Raise the vehicle on a hoist and
nut. and washer from the eye at the
place supports beneath the underbody forward end of the spring. Lift out
and under the axle.
the spring assembly.
2. Disconnect the lower end of the
shock absorber from the spring clip
plate and push the shock out of the
way. Remove the supports from under
the axle.
3. Remove the spring clip plate
nuts from the U-bolts; then, remove
the plate (Fig. 15). Raise the rear
axle just enough to remove the weight
from the spring.
7. If the front bushing is being re-
placed, assemble the special tool com-
bination to the bushing in the spring
front eye as shown in (Fig. 16).
8. While holding the tool nut,
tighten the tool bolt against the tool
thrust washer, the adapter, and de-
tail A l . This operation will force the
bushing out of the spring eye into de-
tail A4 of the tool as shown.