Tie Rod - Outer; Diagnosis And Testing - Outer Tie Rod Socket End Play - Chrysler 300M Service Manual

19 - 50 GEAR
TIE ROD - INNER (Continued)
(4) Align the inner tie rod with the mounting hole
in the center take off on steering gear. Rotate the
mounting plate into position over the tie rod. Install
tie rod attaching bolt through tie rod and washer
into steering gear. Be sure washer is installed
between tie rod and steering gear as shown
(Fig. 44). Tighten both tie rod to steering gear
bolts to a torque of 100 N·m (74 ft. lbs.).
Fig. 44 Tie Rod Attachment
1 - RETAINING TABS
2 - BOLTS
3 - RETAINING PLATE
4 - STEERING GEAR
5 - WASHER
6 - TIE RODS
7 - WASHER
(5) Bend retaining tabs against heads of tie rod
attaching bolts (Fig. 40).
(6) Place the front wheels in the straight-ahead
position.
(7) Tighten the outer tie rod steering arm nut to a
torque of 37 N·m (27 ft. lbs.).
(8) Install the wheel and tire assembly. Install and
tighten wheel mounting stud nuts in proper sequence
until all nuts are torqued to half specification. Then
repeat the tightening sequence to the full specified
torque of 135 N·m (100 ft. lbs.).
(9) Lower the vehicle.
(10) Install the in-line resonator and inlet hose on
the throttle body and air inlet hose coming from the
lid of the air cleaner housing (Fig. 37).
(11) Install the reinforcement on the vehicle (Fig.
36). Install the 8 bolts attaching the reinforcement to
the strut towers. Install the bolt attaching the wiper
module to the reinforcement.
(12) Install the covers over the wiper module and
the cowl (Fig. 35). Install and securely tighten the
attaching screws.
(13) Install the wiper arms on the pivots (Fig. 34).
Install and securely tighten the wiper arm to pivot
attaching nuts. Install the caps on the wiper arms
covering the pivot nuts.
(14) Install the battery ground cable onto the
ground stud on the shock tower and install nut.
(15) Adjust front toe. Refer to Wheel Alignment in
Suspension.

TIE ROD - OUTER

DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING - OUTER TIE ROD
SOCKET END PLAY
NOTE: When measuring tie rod socket end play, the
total weight of the vehicle must be supported by
the tires and suspension of the vehicle. Do not sup-
port the vehicle by other than a drive-on hoist or an
alignment rack.
(1) Position the vehicle on a drive on hoist or an
alignment rack so that the tires are supporting the
total weight of the vehicle.
(2) Raise hoist or alignment rack so that the tie
rod is positioned at eye level.
(3) Mount a dial indicator to the front strut assem-
bly (Fig. 45).
(4) Install a U-bolt having an inside dimension of
2 inches and a length of 3 inches (minimum) on the
tie rod end and steering arm of strut as shown in
(Fig. 45). Hand tighten nuts on U-bolt enough to just
hold U-bolt in place.
Fig. 45 Checking Tie Rod Socket
1 - DIAL INDICATOR
2 - DIAL INDICATOR MOUNT
3 - TIE ROD
4 - U-BOLT
5 - STEERING ARM
6 - FRONT STRUT
7 - TIRE
(5) Position dial indicator in center of tie rod as
shown in (Fig. 45). Zero the dial indicator gauge.
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