Dodge 2000 DURANGO Service Manual page 36

2 - 12 SUSPENSION
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
Fig. 10 Hub/Bearing
1 – KNUCKLE
2 – HUB/BEARING
3 – SPINDLE NUT
(2) Install new spindle nut and tighten to 251
N·m (185 ft. lbs.).
(3) Install brake rotor, caliper, and ABS wheel
speed sensor if equipped, refer to Group 5 Brakes.
(4) Install wheel and tire assembly.
(5) Remove support and lower vehicle.
WHEEL MOUNTING STUDS
CAUTION: Do not use a hammer to remove wheel
studs.
REMOVAL
(1) Raise and support vehicle.
(2) Remove wheel and tire assembly.
(3) Remove brake caliper, caliper adapter and
rotor, refer to Group 5 Brakes for procedure.
(4) Remove stud from hub with Remover C-4150A
(Fig. 11).
INSTALLATION
(1) Install new stud into hub flange.
(2) Install three washers onto stud, then install
lug nut with the flat side of the nut against the
washers.
(3) Tighten lug nut until the stud is pulled into
the hub flange. Verify that the stud is properly
seated into the flange.
(4) Remove lug nut and washers.
(5) Install the brake rotor, caliper adapter, and cal-
iper, refer to Group 5 Brakes for procedure.
(6) Install wheel and tire assembly, use new lug
nut on stud or studs that were replaced.
(7) Remove support and lower vehicle.
Fig. 11 Wheel Stud Removal
1 – REMOVER
2 – WHEEL STUD
SPECIFICATIONS
TORQUE CHART
DESCRIPTION
Shock Absorber
Upper Nut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 N·m (19 ft. lbs.)
Lower Bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 N·m (21 ft. lbs.)
Lower Suspension Arm
Front Nut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 N·m (130 ft. lbs.)
Rear Nut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 N·m (80 ft. lbs.)
Ball Joint Nut . . . . . . . . . . . 127 N·m (94 ft. lbs.)
Upper Suspension Arm
Pivot Shaft Nuts . . . . . . . . 167 N·m (130 ft. lbs.)
Pivot Shaft to Frame Nuts . 210 N·m (155 ft. lbs.)
Ball Joint Nut . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 N·m (60 ft. lbs.)
Stabilizer Bar
Link Upper Nut . . . . . . . . . . . 37 N·m (27 ft. lbs.)
Link Ball Stud Nut . . . . . . . . 47 N·m (35 ft. lbs.)
Retainer Bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 N·m (45 ft. lbs.)
Hub/Bearing
Spindle Nut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 N·m (185 ft. lbs.)
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TORQUE