Removing Spring Front Bushing; Installing Spring Front Bushing - Pontiac Grand Prix Service Manual

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1969
PONTIAC SERVICE MANUAL
e. Position thrust bearing on puller screw. Then install
and tighten nut J 21058-8 against thrust bearing.
f. Check to make sure that all puller parts are properly
aligned. Then proceed to tighten nut until bushing is
pulled free of spring eye. Disassemble puller tool.
g. Position installer adapter J 22553-2 over flange end
of bushing. Then position puller screw J 21058-15
through installer adapter and bushing (Fig. 4-3).
h. Position puller screw through spring eye until
bushing contacts spring. Install small end of barrel J
22553-1 over puller screw and seat barrel against
spring.
i. Install thrust bearing and nut J 21058-8. Check
puller tools and bushing for proper alignment; then
tighten nut to pull bushing into spring. Install bushing
until bushing is centered in spring eye.
NOTE: Do not apply additional torque to nut J 21058-8
afrer bushing flange contacts spring. Torque applied
afrer flange is seated will tend to distort flange and
reposition bushing in spring.
j. Disassemble bushing installation tools and remove
from spring.
7. Remove spring and shock absorber anchor plate
nuts; withdraw anchor plate with lower and upper
spring cushion pads.
NOTE: Right and left lower anchor plates will not
interchange.
8. Loosen upper rear spring shackle bolt.
9:Support spring; then remove lower bolt from spring
rear shackle. Separate shackle and withdraw spring
from vehicle.
10. Remove spring shackle upper bolt and withdraw
shackle bushings from frame side rail.
INSTALL
NOTE: Do not tighten spring front mounting bracket
screws and eye bolt nuts until car is at curb height.
1. Position spring front mounting bracket to spring
front eye and loosely install spring eye bolt and nut.
2. Position spring shackle upper bushing in frame side
rail, position shackles to bushing and loosely install
bolt and nut.
3. Install bushing halves in spring rear eye, place
spring to shackles and loosely install shackle lower bolt
and nut.
NOTE: When installing spring, make sure parking
brake cable is positioned on top side of spring.
Fig. 4-2 Removing Spring Front Bushing
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Firebird
Fig. 4-3 Installing Spring Front Bushing
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Firebird
4. Raise front end of spring and position bracket to
floor pan.
NOTE: Guide spring into position so that it will index in
the axle bradket and also make sure that the tab on
spring bracket is indexed in slot provided in the floor
pan.
5. Loosely install spring front bracket attaching screws.
6. Place upper and lower spring cushion pads on
spring so that cushions are indexed on spring center
locating bolt and nut.
NOTE: Upper cushion and lower cushion will be aligned
if
installation is correct.
7. Place spring and shock absorber anchor plate over
locating dowel on lower spring cushion and loosely
install attaching nuts.
8. Position shock absorber to anchor plate and loosely
install lock washer and stud nut.
9. Remove jack stands and lower car so that weight of
car rests on suspension components.