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14
REMOVING AND RE-FITTING A
FRONT SUSPENSION SHOCK- ABSORBER
Fig. 51
REMOVAL ffiOCEDURE
-
R emove
suspension
unit.
Remove
front
suspension
spring.
The shock-absorber
being
f
as
t
ened
to
spring
compressor Ref. 21617 R:
-
Remove
screw
fastening
shock- absorber
to
stub
ax
1
e.
4353
Use grip
Ref.
21625
R
to
loosen
s
tub
ax
le
from
shock absorber
body
(Fi o.
49).
Proceed
as
fol
l
ows
to
co~plete
extrac{
ion
of
s
tub
ax
1
e:
• fit a
5
mm
t
hi ckness
gauge
in
stub
axle
sl
ot;
fit a 10
mm
long,
10
m
m
dla.
dis
tance-piece
insidc·stub axle
thr€aded hole;
• fit screw
ir.
thread
ed
hole,
an
6
ti
ghten
it,
but not
exc
ess
ively, to
sp read
slot
op
en
{Fig. 50);
remove
stub ax
1 e (
F
i g.
51
) •
-
Remo
ve
shock-absorber from
spri
ng
compressor,
Fig.
52
4354
d.E-FI'l'TING O P.ERATIC!\S
-
Fasten shock-absorber rn
sp
ri
ng
compressor, with
tool bas
e
bearing
against
brak
e
f
l exibl
e pip
e
t ab.
- If th
e
ar
ea
of
the shock-
absorber bod
y
w
here
the
s
tu
b axle is
to
be fit
t ed,
is
ru
s
ted
or cov
ered
w itr di
rt
(dirty paint or
grease, etc. ), eli
minate
th
es
e
with
an
emery cloth,
3nd ligh
tly
smear
this
area
with
grease for easier
fi
ttir.g
of t
he
s
tub
ax
le.
- The stu
b
axle
slot being
sp
r
ead
open,
fit
it on
t
he
shock-absorber
until
the lug welded
on t
he
shock-absorber
comes to
stop
against
the
5
mm
thickness gauge.
-
Remove thickness
gauge,
screw,
and
distance-
piece
•
- Finish fi Hi
ng
the stub axl e, us
ing
tool
Ref,
39973
N
anchored to
the
sp
ring
comp
ressor,
and bearing against the end of the stub
axle
(Fig. 52).
- Ftt screw fastening shock-absorber to stub-axle.
Tighten screw to 13
111
da
N
torque.
-
Re-ftt
sp
ring.
- Re-f! t suspension unit on car.
CHRYSLER
160- 160 GT- 180
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