Chrysler Vehicle User Manual page 52

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TRACK BAR (Continued)
track bar at the frame rail bracket. Install the
retaining nut on the stud.
(3) Tighten the ball stud nut to 81N·m (60 ft. lbs.)
and install a new cotter pin.
(4) Remove the supports and lower the vehicle.
(5) Tighten the bolt at the axle bracket to 47 N·m
(40 ft. lbs.).
(6) Check alignment if a new track bar was
installed. (Refer to 2 - SUSPENSION/WHEEL
ALIGNMENT - STANDARD PROCEDURE).
UPPER BALL JOINT
REMOVAL
Ball stud service procedures below require removal
of the hub bearing and axle shaft. (Refer to 2 - SUS-
PENSION/FRONT/HUB / BEARING - REMOVAL)
(Refer to 3 - DIFFERENTIAL & DRIVELINE/
FRONT AXLE - 181FBI/AXLE SHAFTS - REMOV-
AL). Removal and installation of upper and lower
ball studs require the use of Tool Kit 6289.
(1) Position tools as shown to remove and install
ball stud (Fig. 11).
UPPER CONTROL ARM
DESCRIPTION
The upper suspension arms are steel and use rubber
bushings at each end of the arm. The arms mount to
the frame rail bracket and the axle brackets.
OPERATION
The arm and bushings provide location and react
to loads from the axle. The bushings provide isolation
from the axle.
REMOVAL
(1) Raise and support the vehicle.
(2) Remove the upper suspension arm nut and bolt
at the axle bracket (Fig. 7) .
(3) Remove the nut and bolt at the frame rail and
remove the upper suspension arm.
INSTALLATION
(1) Position the upper suspension arm at the axle
and frame rail.
(2) Install the bolts and finger tighten the nuts.
(3) Remove the supports and lower the vehicle.
(4) Tighten the nut at the axle and frame brackets
to 75 N·m (55 ft. lbs.).
Fig. 11 Upper
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