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REMOVAL
1 . Hoist vehicle, place floor stands under
and firmly against the lower control arm, and
remove wheel .
2 . Disconnect upper shock absorber attach-
ing bolt (figure 14) .
3 . Remove cams, bolts, washers and nuts
from control arm.
4 . Move control arm out of frame brackets
and attach bushing removal tools as shown in
figure 15 . Remove bushings.
INSTALLATION
See CAUTION on Page 3A-1 of this section .
1 . Install
tools and
press
bushings
into
control arm (figure 16) .
2 . Move control arm into frame brackets
and install cams, bolts, washers and nuts . The
cams are installed with the bolts in the lower
position. Torque cam nuts . See Specifications
at the end of this section for torque value and
procedure .
3 . Connect
upper
shock
attaching
bolt .
Torque nut. See Specifications at the end of
this section for torque value and procedure .
4 . Install wheel and secure with eight nuts
on studs.
Refer to Maintenance Manual X-
7525, Sec . 10 for torque values and tightening
sequence .
5 . Remove floor stands and lower hoist .
6 . Align front wheels.
Refer to FRONT
END ALIGNMENT
(Sec .
3A),
Maintenance
Manual X-7525 .
LOWER CONTROL ARM
NOTE: Service parts for lower control arm
ball joints and bushings are
no
longer
available . If lower control arm ball joints or
bushings require replacement, entire lower
control arm assembly must be installed .
REMOVAL
1. Hoist
vehicle
and
remove
wheel
assembly .
2. Before using Tool J-22517-02, remove
two nuts and center screw, then place tool
over crossmember support .
Align pin of tool
into hole in crossmember .
Install two nuts on
tool and center screw. Turn center screw until
seated in dimple of torsion adjusting arm.
3 . Using
a
socket
on
the
torsion
bar
adjusting bolt, turn counterclockwise, counting
the number of turns necessary to remove .
FRONT SUSPENSION 3A- 1 5
Figure 15-Removing Upper Control Arm Bushing
NOTE:
The number of turns to remove the
adjusting bolt will be used when installing,
to obtain the original carrying height .
4. Remove adjusting bolt and nut .
5. Turn center screw of Tool J-22517-02
until torsion bar is completely relaxed and
remove torsion bar, noting which end is front .
6. Disconnect shock absorber and stabilizer
link from lower control arm .
7. Remove drive axle nut .
8. Remove cotter pin and nut from lower
ball joint stud .
9. Install.-
Tool
J-24319 and remove ball
joint stud from knuckle (figure 13) .
10 . Remove bolts from lower control arm to
frame and remove torsion bar.
11 . Push
inboard
on
drive axle
and pull
outward on knuckle to gain clearance, then
remove lower control arm from knuckle .
INSTALLATION
See CAUTION on Page 3A-1 of this section .
Figure 16-Installing Upper Control Arm Bushing
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