Chrysler 1998 Voyager Service Manual page 51

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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
LOWER CONTROL ARM
REMOVE
(1) Raise vehicle on jack stands or centered on a
frame contact type hoist. See Hoisting in the Lubri-
cation and Maintenance section of this manual, for
the required lifting procedure to be used for this
vehicle.
(2) Remove wheel and tire assembly from the side
of vehicle requiring service to the lower control arm.
(3) Remove the wheel stop (Fig. 28) from the steer-
ing knuckle. When installing the pinch bolt when
assembling the steering knuckle to the ball
joint, the pinch bolt must be installed from the
rear facing the front on the vehicle (Fig. 28).
Fig. 28 Wheel Stop Location On Steering Knuckle
(4) Remove the nut and bolt clamping the steering
knuckle to the ball joint stud. (Fig. 29)
Fig. 29 Control Arm To Steering Knuckle
Attachment
NOTE: The attaching bolts for the cradle plate are
of two different thread sizes. Nine of the bolts are a
M-14 thread and one of the bolts is a M-12 thread.
Refer to (Fig. 30) for the cradle plate attaching bolt
locations.
(5) Remove the 10 bolts (Fig. 30) attaching the cra-
dle plate to the front suspension cradle. Then remove
the cradle plate from the cradle.
Fig. 30 Front Suspension Cradle Plate And
Mounting Bolts
CAUTION: Pulling steering knuckle out from vehi-
cle after releasing from ball joint can separate inner
C/V joint. See Driveshafts.
(6) Using a pry bar, separate steering knuckle
from ball joint stud (Fig. 31). Use caution when
separating ball joint
knuckle, so ball joint seal does not get cut.
Fig. 31 Separating Ball Joint Stud From Steering
SUSPENSION
stud from steering
Knuckle
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