2000 MITSUBISHI MONTERO Service Repair Manual

FRONT SUSPENSION
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33A-1
FRONT
SUSPENSION
CONTENTS
GENERAL INFORMATION 1..................
SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS 3.................
SPECIAL TOOLS 3..........................
ON-VEHICLE SERVICE 4.....................
Wheel Alignment Check and Adjustment 4.......Ball Joint Dust Cover Check 6..................
UPPER ARM ASSEMBLY 7...................
SHOCK ABSORBER ASSEMBLY 10.........
LOWER ARM ASSEMBLY 13................
STABILIZER BAR 16........................


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G
EN ER AL IN FO RM ATIO N
A co il sp rin g-ty p e double wis h bone in dependent-
t y p e su sp ensio n has been adopte d as th e fr o nt
s u sp ensio n. This ty p e of su sp ensio n is rig id , has v
e ry lit tle va ria tio n in ro ll ce ntr e heig ht and
p ro vid es exce lle nt rid in g co m fo rt, m akin g it id eal
f o r cro ss-c o untr y ve hic le s.
C O IL SPR IN G
I te m S
hort w heelb ase -2 500,3 500,
L ong wheelb ase
- 2 500 (G L, G LX ),3 500 (G LX ) S
hort w heelb ase -3 200,
L ong wheelb ase
- 2 500 (G LS ),3 200,3 500 (G LS ) W
ir e dia m ete r ´ ave ra ge dia m ete r ´
f r e e le ngth mm 1
6 ´ 109 ´322 1
6 ´ 109 ´327

S
ER VIC E SPEC IF IC ATIO NS
I te m s S
ta ndard va lu e T
o e-in A
tth e ce ntr e of ty re tr e ad mm 2
.5 ± 2.5 T
o e-a ngle (p er w heel) 0
_ 05’± 05’ T
o e-o ut angle on tu rn s
( in ner w heelw hen oute r w heela t 20_) 2
1_4 8’ C
am ber 0
_3 0’± 30’* C
aste r 3
_5 0’± 1_* S
id e slip mm (p er 1 m) 0
±3 K
in gpin in clin atio n 1
1 _3 0’ U
pper arm ball jo in t ro ta tio n to rq ue N×m 0
.4 -2.5 L
ow er arm ball jo in t ro ta tio n to rq ue N×m 0
.3 -4.5 S
ta biliz e r lin k ball jo in t tu rn in g to rq ue N×m 0
.5 -2.0 N
um ber N
am e U
se M
B990635,
M B99111 3 or
M B991406 S
te erin g lin ka ge
p ulle r B
all jo in t and kn uckle dis co nnectio n A A
: Sprin g co m -
p re sso r body
B : Arm se t C
oil sp rin g co m pre ssio n M
B990968 T
o rq ue wre nch U
pper arm ball jo in t, lo w er arm ball jo in t and
s ta biliz e r lin k ball jo in t ro ta tio n sta rtin g to rq ue
m easu re m ent M
B990326 P
re lo ad so cke t

M
B990799 B
all jo in tre m ove r&
i n sta lle r L
ow er arm ball jo in t dust co ve r pre ss-in

R
ear ad ju stin g
c am gra d uatio n D
ir e ctio n A F
ro nt ad ju stin g
c am gra d uatio n (
S ta n dard valu e) (
S ta n dard valu e) V
ehic le
c e ntr e A
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FRONT SUSPENSION -On-vehicle Service33A-6
SIDE SLIP
Measure the side slip with a side slip tester.
Standard value: 0±
3mm
BALL JOINT DUST COVER CHECK
1. Check the dust cover for cracks or damage by pushing
it with finger.
2. If the dust cover is cracked or damaged, replace the
lower arm assembly or stabilizer link.
NOTE
Cracks or damage of the dust cover may cause damage
of the ball joint.


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U
PPER ARM ASSEM BLY
R EM OVA L AND IN STA LLA TIO N
C au tio n
* : To pre ven t bush in gs fr o m bre akag e, th e parts in dic ate d by *sh ould be te m pora rily tig hte n ed ,
a n d th en fu lly tig hte n ed wit h th e veh ic le on th e gro und in th e unla d en co ndit io n. 3
2 15
6
71
47 ±
10 N×
m * 3
0 ±
4 N×
m
R em oval ste p s
1 . Fro nt wheel sp eed se nso r bra cke t
m ountin g bolt
2 . C lip
3 . B ra ke hose
A A"
4. U ppera rm asse m bly and kn uckle co n-
n ectio n 5
. U pper arm asse m bly and fr o nt fr a m e
c o nnectio n
6 . U pper arm asse m bly
7 . U pper arm ball jo in t asse m bly
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