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3A- 1 8 FRONT SUSPENSION
Figure 20'-Removing Torsion Bar
SHOCK ABSORBER
(Refer to Fiqure 1)
REMOVAL
1 . Raise vehicle.
Place a safety stand
under and firmly against the lower control
arm.
CAUTION : This
must
be
done
to
prevent the lower control arm from
shifting and damaging the tie rod .
2. Remove wheel .
3. Remove upper -shock attaching bolt.
4. Remove lower shock attaching nut and
carefully guide shock through upper control
arm.
INSTALLATION
1 . Guide shock absorber through upper con-
trol arm and onto lower shock mounting stud.
2. Extend shock towards upper` mount as
necessary and install bolt and nut.
Torque
upper mounting nut. See Specifications at the
end of this section for torque value .
3. Install lower shock mounting nut and
torque. See Specifications at the end of this
section for torque value .
4. Install wheel and wheel stud nuts finger
tight .
5 . Remove safety stands and lower vehicle .
Torque wheel nuts . See Sec . 10, Maintenance
Manual X-7525 for torque value and tightening
sequence .
TORSION BAR AND/OR
CROSSMEMBER SUPPORT
REMOVAL
1 . Raise vehicle on a two-post hoist .
2. Remove two nuts and center screw from
Tool J-22517-02 .
Position tool over cross-
member, installing pin of tool into hole in
crossmember. Install two nuts on tool, install
counter screw.
Grease center screw threads
and the rounded end of the screw with chassis
grease .
3. Turn center screw until seated in dimple
of torsion bar adjusting arm. See figure 20 .
4 . Remove torsion bar adjusting bolt and
nut. Count the number of turns necessary to
remove and record.
NOTE :
The number of turns necessary to
remove the adjusting bolt will be used when
installing to obtain the original ride height.
5 . Turn center screw of Tool J-22517-02
until torsion bar is completely relaxed .
6. Remove Tool J-22517-02 .
7 . Repeat steps 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 on opposite
torsion bar.
8 . Remove bolts and retainer from torsion
bar crossmember at frame (figure 1).
9. Disconnect exhaust pipe hanger from
crossmember and loosen pipe saddle and "U"
clamp. Slide hanger backward.
10 . Move
crossmember
rearward
until
torsion bars are free and adjusting arms are
removed .
11 . Move torsion bar crossmember sideways
to the extreme left.
Move crossmember
upward and outward until opposite end clears
exhaust pipe .
12 . Remove torsion bars .
Mark accordingly
to insure proper installation.
INSTALLATION
1. Install torsion bars . New torsion bars are
stamped on one end with an "R" for right or an
"L" for left side .
Apply a liberal amount of
chassis grease to both ends.
2 . Install crossmember insulators on the
crossmembers .
3 . Install
crossmember
and .
position
approximately two inches rearward of its
normal position .
4 . Raise torsion bars and align with hole in
crossmember.
Move crossmember forward so
torsion bars rest on edge of hole .
5. Insert torsion bar adjusting arm into
crossmember. Position so the arm will engage
the torsion bar and the end of the arm will be
approximately 1 3/4" below the centerline of
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