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Front Suspension - Shock Absorber and Spring Assembly
Removal and Inst all ati on
Special T ool(s)
204-159Lever, W heel Knuckle
204-619G-Clamp
Removal
Remove t he plenum chamber panel.
Refer t o: Plenum Chamber (412-01 Cl imat e Control, Removal andInst all at ion).
1.
Releas e t he hood support s t rut s and s ecure the hood i nan upri ght pos it ion.2.
3. W ARNING: Make sure t o s upport the vehicle wit h axles tands .
Rais e and s upport t he vehi cl e.
3.
Remove t he wheel and t ire.
Refer t o: W heel and Ti re (204-04 W heel s and Tires, Removal andInst all at ion).
4.
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5. W ARNING: Make sure t hat a new nut is
i ns t alled.
T orque: 60 Nm 5.
T orque:
110 Nm 6.
7.
NOTE: Thi s s tep requires the ai d of anot her
t echnician.
Compres s t he s pri ng and damper as s embly.
Speci al Tool (s ): 204-619 7.
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Releas e t he damper from t he knuckle as s embly.
Speci al Tool (s ): 204-159 8.
9. NOTE: Thi s s tep requires the ai d of anot her techni ci an.
Releas e t he tens ion from t he spring and damper as sembl y and
remove the t ool.
9. Remove t he s pring and damper as sembl y.
T orque: 30 Nm 10.
Installation 1. CAUTIONS: Make s ure that t he brake hos e is not t wis t ed and is correctl y
l ocated. Nut s and bolt s mus t be t ightened wi th the wei ght of t he
vehicle on the s us pens ion.
• NOTE: Make s ure that t he component is clean, free of foreign
mat eri al and l ubricant.
To i nst all , revers e t he removal procedure.
1.
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Front Suspension - Spring
Removal and Inst all ati on
Removal
• W ARNINGS:
Ens ure t he s pri ng compress or Safe W orking Load (SW L) meets or exceeds the s pri ng rat ing quot ed in t heSpeci fcati ons s ecti on.
Al ways foll ow t he s pring compres s or manufact urer's i nst ructi ons.
1. W ARNING: Do not work on or under a vehi cle s upported onl yby a jack. Al ways support t he vehi cl e on s afet y s tands .
Rais e and s upport t he vehi cl e.
1.
Remove t he road wheel.
Refer t o: W heel and Ti re (204-04 W heel s and Tires, Removal andInst all at ion).
2.
Remove t he s pring and damper as sembl y.
Refer t o: Shock Abs orber and Spring As s embly (204-01 FrontSus pens ion, Removal and Inst all at ion).
3.
Inst all t he s pring compres s or in a vis e.4.
Inst all t he s hock abs orber and spring as s embl y i n the springcompres s or.5.
6. W ARNING: Make sure t hat a new nut isi ns t alled.6.
Remove old spring from the spring compres s or.7.
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Installation
Inst all t he new s pri ng to the compres s or and compress suffi ci ent ly.
1. 2.
W ARNINGS: Make s ure that a new nut is i ns t alled.
It i s imperat ive that the ti ming marks are
ali gned as s hown in i ll us t rat ion.
T orque: 80 Nm 2.
Releas e t he tens ion from t he spring and damper as sembl y and
remove from t he s pecial t ool .
3.
Remove t he s pring compres s or from a vi s e.
4.
Inst all t he s pring and damper as sembl y.
Refer t o: Shock Abs orber and Spring As s embly (204-01 Front
Sus pens ion, Removal and Inst all at ion).
5.
Inst all t he road wheel.
Refer t o: W heel and Ti re (204-04 W heel s and Tires, Removal and
Inst all at ion).
6.
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Rear Suspension -
C oil Spring SuspensionItemSpecification
RearConvent ional coil s pri ng wi th a twi n t ube damper and a high s tres s s tabil izer bar
Road Spring C olor C oding - Rear
Part NumberSpring ColorIsolator
RKB 500210GreyLR 003092 (9mm)RKB 500210Grey/W hit eLR 005304 (15mm)
RKB 500220BrownLRL 003092 (9mm)
RKB 500220Brown/W hi teLR 005304 (15mm)• NOTE: The grey or brown s prings have a 9 mm thi ck i s ol ator
• NOTE: The grey/whi te or brown/whi te springs have a 15 mm t hick is olat or
To mai nt ain correct trim height make s ure t he s pri ng col our and appropriate is olat or i s mat ched
Torque SpecificationsDescriptionNmlb-ft
Damper locknut8059
Front l ower arm t rans vers e li nks nut s & bol ts175129Rear ri de hei ght sens or107
Rear lower arm nuts & bolt s175129
Spri ng and damper as s embly t op mounti ng nuts3224St abi lizer bar bus hing cl amp bolt s*6044
St abi lizer li nk nuts *6044
Trai li ng arm nut s and bolt s270199Trai li ng arm bracket t o body bolt s*11081
W heel knuckle to damper clamp bol t11081
* New nuts/bolts must be fitted
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Rear Suspension - Rear Suspension
Des cript ion and Operat ion
COMPONENT LOCATION
ItemPart NumberDescription1-Right Hand (RH) s pring and damper as sembl y
2-St abi lizer li nk
3-St abi lizer bar4-Left Hand (LH) spring and damper as sembl y
5-W heel knuckle
6-Hub7-Longi tudinal li nk
8-Rear trans vers e l ink
9-Front t rans verse li nk10-Subframe
OVERVIEW
The rear s uspens ion feat ures l ong travel McPhers on s truts t o opt imi ze on and off road performance.
The s uspens ion component s are mount ed on a subframe whi ch provides a rigid platform att ached to t he unders ide of t hevehi cl e body. The s ubframe i s mounted t o t he body on 4 bus hes which have differi ng compres si on rat es t o absorb lat eraland longit udinal loadi ng from cornering and braki ng.
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SPRING AND DAMPER
ItemPart NumberDescription
1-Boot
2-Spri ng aid3-Locknut
4-Cap
5-Locknut (3 off)6-Gas ket
7-Top mount as sembl y
8-Spacer9-Spri ng is olat or
10-Spri ng
11-Spri ng is olat or12-Damper body
13-Spri ng s eat
14-Damper pis t on rodThe s pring and damper as s embl y i s a t win tube des ign wi th the convent ional coil s pring located on a welded s pri ng s eat ont he damper t ube. The l ower end of t he damper body l ocat es in the wheel knuckle whi ch is cl amped wit h a bolt .
The damper funct ions by rest ricti ng the flow of hydraul ic fluid through internal gall eri es wit hin t he damper. The damper rodmoves axi all y wit hin t he damper, i ts movement l imi ted by the flow of flui d t hrough the gal leri es, provi di ng damping ofundul ati ons i n t he t errai n. The damper rod is s ealed at i ts exi t poi nt from t he damper body t o mai ntain the flui d wit hin theunit and t o prevent the i ngres s of dirt and mois ture. The seal als o i ncorporat es a wiper to keep t he rod cl ean.
The damper rod i s located t hrough a central hol e in the top mount as sembl y. The rod i s threaded at i ts out er end. As elf-locking nut s ecures the t op mount t o t he damper rod. A s pring ai d i s fi tt ed t o t he damper rod t o prevent the t opmount cont act ing t he t op of the damper duri ng ful l s us pens ion compress ion and al s o as si st s t he s uspens ion t une. A bootis fi tt ed between t he damper body and t he t op mount and protects the damper pis t on rod from damage.
The coi l s pring fit t ed differs wit h vehi cl e s peci fi cat ion. Each s pring i s col our coded to identi fy i ts rat ing and fit mentrequirements .
The coi l s pring i s l ocated in a spring s eat which i s an int egral part of the damper body and cont ains a spring i sol at or. Thedesi gn of the spring s eat prevent s t he s pring rotat ing. The s pring has a li near rate compres s ion and i s i ncli ned to count ercorneri ng forces . The oppos it e end of t he coi l spring i s als o l ocat ed in a s pring isolator whi ch is fit ted i n t he t op mountas sembl y. Bot h s pri ng is olat ors are made from rubber and prevent any nois e produced during damper and s pri ngcompres si on/extens ion from bei ng t rans mit ted to t he vehicle body. A mas s damper is at tached t o the damper s pri ng s eatt o absorb vibrat ion and prevent nois e i ntrus i on int o t he vehi cl e int eri or.
The t op mount is fit ted wit h a gas ket t o prevent the ingres s of mois t ure bet ween the t op mount and t he turret mounti ng.