Page 822 of 1254
FROIIT 
AXIE 
&
FR0lrT  SUSPENSt0l'l
SECTIO]'FA
CONTENTS
PRECAUTIONS  AND PBEPARATION
ON  VEH  CLE SEFVICE
FRONT  AXLE
FBONi  AXIF - 
WleelHub  cro Knuck€  ..
rRoNTSUSPENSTON....................  .
FFONT  SUSPFNSTON  Coit Spft  g 
znd  St'ut  Asserbty 
......... . ..
iFONT  SUSPENSION  Sbbil'z.. Bar .
FBONT  SUSPENSION  -Tfansverc€ 
Linkand Lower BattJo  n
SEBVICE  OATA ANO 
SCECIFICATIONS  {S D 
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        Page 837 of 1254
FRONT 
SUSPENSION  - 
Coil  Spring  and Slrul  Assembly
Bemoval  and Installation
.  Bemovo 
brak6 hos€ lock piale,
.  Bemove 
slrul assembly  lixing bolls and nuls  (to 
hood-
Do  not  mow  pbton 
rod lek  nur d Ehidq
Disass€mbly
1.  S6l slrut  assemb  y 
on  vise  wiih Tool,  rhen loos€n  pislon 
rod
Do  nor  E|llos  pl.ton 
@d l@t  nul
2.  Comp€ss  sp. ng witl 
Tool  $ lhat  th6 slrul  molnting  in6!,
alor  €n be lumed 
by hand.
3.  Romov€  pisron 
@d lock 
nur.
Inspection
SHOCK  ABSOFBEF 
ASSEMBLY
.  check  ior smoolh  opeEtion 
ihrcugh a lull  stbke, 
both @m-
p€ss  on and  enension.
r  Check 
aor oll leakage  omdnq 
on wetded  of gtand 
p.ck-
.  Check  pislon 
bd lor cEcks, 
delomalion  orolherdanage.
Repla€  il ne@ssary.
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        Page 838 of 1254
FRONT 
SUSPENSION  - 
Coil  Spring  and Sl^n  Aasembly
Inspeclion  (Cor!td)
MOUNNNG  NSULATOF  AND FUBBEF  PAFTS
.  Check  @m€nlBd  rubb.rro-melal  ponion 
lof separalion  or
cBcks.  Checl rubber patu 
tor d€lenoatun.
Fepra@  il necessary.
COILSPRING
.  Ch€ck  lor 
c6cks.  dofom.iion 
or olhd  damaq6.  R.dae if
Assembly
r  When  lnslal ing co l sp  ngonsirul,ilmuslbeposilionedas
shown  in the  liguG  al left.
.  When  lnstaling  sp ng seai  and strut  mounilnq  nsulalor,
make  su@lhalthey  are positioned 
as shown.
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        Page 839 of 1254
FRONT 
SUSPENSION  - 
St  biliE  Bar
Refiroval  and lfttallation
.  Remm  sr.bilizd  bal
o WtEn 
l.stalllng  $6biliz€r,  mdc su€ lhat
.lanp  la@ in li6n  6r€cl  diBclions.
Also  the viEiblg 
Dad ol 
Dai.t  mad( 
.hould
siz€  et |€n  rrld 
oht sid..
Insr.ll  si,abiliz€r 
bar wif| 
ball jolm 
s@ker  prop€dy 
pl5ed.
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        Page 840 of 1254
FRONT 
SUSPENSION  - 
Tlansvefse  Link 
and Lower  B9ll Jolnt
Removal  and lnstallation
1.  seoaGte  lower ball ioinl  slud 
lom  knlckle  wlih Tool
F6l€flo  FRONT AXLE -Wh€€lHub 
ard Knuckle.
2.  Remove  bolts and nuts 
as shown  at left.
Insp€ction
.  check  bal joint 
lor play. 
s€e aso  'Frcnl 
Axl€ and Frcnl
suspe.sio.  Pans h 'oN-vEN 
cLE sERvlcE.  ll bal
slud  is wom,  play 
in a  aldireclion  ls exc€s6ive  orioint is
hard  10 swing, 
€plac€  low.f ball joinl.
Before  checking,  rum ball joinr 
al l6asr  10 €volutio.s  s
lhal  bal joinl 
is pope 
y 
brcken  in.
(mauring  poim: 
coti.r pin 
hol6  ot ball3tud):
7.6  - 
5Zg  N (0,4  - 
53  kg,  La - 
13,0  lb)
05  - 
3.4  N.n  (5 - 
irs  kgrcm,  43 - 
3O,4  lFlb)
V.db5l€nd  pl.y 
C:
Check  dusl cover  lor 
damaA€.  F€pla€ il togolhor  wlh
.over  clamp  il 
nec66sary.
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        Page 841 of 1254
SEBVICE 
DATA 
AND 
SPECIFICATIONS  {S.D.S.)
Gene6l  Soecificalions
SUSPENSION
COILSPRING
Inspec{on and Adiustmenl
WHEELBEAFING
SHOCK 
ABSOFBER  OR STRUT
STABILiZEF  BAR
WHEEL  AUGNilEl,lT  lunla(hn'tl
LOWEF BALL JOINI
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        Page 846 of 1254
ON-VEHICLE 
SERVICE
Regr  Axle 
and Resr 
Susoension  Parls
Ch6ck  axe and susD€nsion  oans ior looseness.  w6ar or dam-
Check  5hockabsoberlor  ol eakage  or olherdamage.
check  wheelarch 
height. Beter b seclion  FA.
Check  suspension  ower and upper  ball joinl 
for excessive
Check  suspensoi  balltont lor 
Arcas6  leakaqe 
and ball
joinl  dusl cover  lor cracks  orotherdamage
bo[s 
lo lh6  sp€cii€d  loque.
SUSPEI'lSlON.
Rear  Wheel  Bearing
.  check  lhat wheelbea  ngs op.€16  sm6rhly.
.  Check  axtat end ptay.
lRs  tyF:  0.05 nm (0,(x)20In) 
or l@
Rigrd  @r db  ryF:  0.1 mm  (O.OO4  l.) 
or 14
llax  a ond  playis 
nol within  specitication 
orwheelbeannq  do6s
notluh  sm6rhry,  reprace 
whee beaing  assombly.
lvode  s winr  LR.S.:  Wh€elHub 
and Axe 
Houslng
[,!ode  s widr  Figid  F.ar Axl€i  Drive 
sha(
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        Page 860 of 1254
REAR 
SUSPENSION
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