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2. Raise the front of the car and
place safety stands under the lower
arms.
3. Remove 2 shock absorber lower
retaining nuts and washers (Fig.
23
).
4. Lift the shock absorber and up-
per bracket from the spring tower
(Fig.
23 )
and remove the bracket
from the shock absorber.
FIG. 23 -Removing or
Installing Front Shock
Absorber-Typical
INSTALLATION
1. Install
the
upper
mounting
bracket on the shock absorber and
torque to specification.
2. Position the shock absorber and
upper mounting bracket in the spring
tower, making sure the shock ab-
sorber lower studs are in the pivot
plate holes.
J. Install the 2 washers a'Dd re-
taining nuts on the shock absorber
lower studs and torque to specifica-
tion.
4. Install the 3 shock absorber up·
per mounting bracket to spring towet
retaining nuts and torque to specifica-
tion. Then, remove the safety stands
and lower the car.
PART 3-2- SUSPENSION
SHOCK ABSORBER ACCESS COVER
LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT
FLOOR PANEL
FIG. 24 -Rear Shock
Absorber Access Cover
REAR
SHOCK
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ABSORBER-
Removal
1. Open the luggage compartment
door,
and remove the spare wheel and
tyre
On a station wagon, remove the
floor bed panel.
.
2.
Fold back the floor mat and
remove the shock absorber access
cover from the floor pan. Rerr..ove the
nut, outer washer, and rubber bush-
ing that retain the shock absorber to
the upper mounting in the floor pan
(Fig.
25).
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ACCESS COVER
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FIG. 25 -Rear Shock
Absorber Upper Mounting - Typical
3. Raise the car and remove the re-
taining nut, outer washer and bush·
ing from the shock absorber at the
spring clip plate (Fig.
26).
Compress
the shock absorber and remove it
from the car.
4. If the shock absorber is serv-
iceable and requires new bushings re-
move the inner bushings and washers
from the shock absorber studs.
3-17
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
spring clip plate, and install the bush-
ing, washer, and nut on the stud (Fig.
261.
Be sure tbe spring clip plate Is
free of bum. Tighten the nut to
specification.
4. From the luggage compart-
ment, install the bushing washer and
retaining nut to the upper mounting
·
stud (Fig.
2 5)
.
Torque to specifica-
tion. On a station wagon, replace the
fioor bed panel
5. Place the spare wheel and
tyrE
in the luggage compartment, and se-
cure it in the storage position.
REAR SPRING AND/OR
BUSHING
REMOVAL
.
1.
Raise the car on a hoist and
place supports beneath the underbody
and under the axle.
2. Disconnect the lower end of
the shock absorber from the spring
clip plate, and push the shock out of
the way.
3.
Remove the spring clip plate
nuts from the U-bolts; then, remove
the plate (Fig.
2 6 ).
4. Remove the two retaining nuts,
the rear shackle bar, and the two
shackle inner bushings.
5. Remove the rear shackle assem-
bly and the two outer bushings.
6. Remove the front hanger bolt,
nut, and washer from the eye at the
forward end of the spring. Lift out
the spring assembly.
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.
27.
8. While holding the tool nut,
tighten the tool bolt against the tool
thrust washer, the adapter, and de-
tail Al. This operation will force the
bushing out of the spring eye into de-
tail A4 of the tool as shown.
INSTALLATION
1.
Assemble the bushing and the
spec1al tool combination to the spring
front eye as shown in Fig.
28.
2. While holding the tool nut, tight·
en the tool bolt against the tool thrust
washer, adapter, and detail A4 to
force the bushing into the spring eye
as shown.
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