2006 MITSUBISHI LANCER rear suspension

SHOCK ABSORBER ASSEMBLY
REAR SUSPENSION34-18
2. The rear suspension coil spring lower end must be positioned as illustrated.
>>C<< REAR SUSPENSION SPRING
UPPER PAD INSTALLATION
AC304801AC
Spring upper pad
stepped section
Align the stepped section of the spring upp er p ad
with the
upper e nd of the coil spring, and inst a ll th e
spring upp
er p ad.
>>D<< REAR SHOCK ABSORBER
INSULA T O R INST AL LA TION
AC304802
Lower bushing inner pipe
Rear shock absorber
insulator mounting bolt
AB
Lower bushing
inner pipe
Inst all the r ear sh ock absorber insu lator so tha t the
axis of t
he lo we r bush i ng inner pipe of the shock
abso
r ber and the line b e tween t he rear shock
abso
r ber in sulator mounting bo lt s are straight when
looking from
a bove .
>>E<< REAR SUSPENSI ON COIL SPRING
NUT (SELF-LOCKING NUT)
INST
ALLA TION
1.T e mp orarily tighten the rea r suspension coil
sprin g nut (self-locking nut).
CAUTION
Do not use an impact wrench to tighten the rear
suspension coil spring nut (self-locking nut), oth
-
erwise the piston rod locking nut inside the
shock absorber will be damaged.
2. Remove the special tools (MB991237,
MB991239), and then tighten the rear suspension
coil spring nut (self-locking nut) to 25
± 5 N⋅m.

STABILIZER BAR
REAR SUSPENSION34-19
STABILIZER BAR
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATIONM1341003000258
Post-installation Operation
•Press the dust cover with your finger to check that there
are no cracks or damage in the dust cover.
AC304232
AC107102
AB
12 ± 2 N·m
39 ± 5 N·m
4
5
6
7
25 ± 4 N·m
Specified grease:
Multipurpose grease SAE J310,
NLGI No.2 or equivalent
2
2
3
1N
3
Removal steps
>>B<<1.Self-locking nut
2.Stabilizer rubber
3.Stabilizer link
>>A<<4.Fixture
>>A<<5.Bushing
>>A<<6.Stabilizer bar
7.Stabilizer bracket
INST ALLA T ION SER VICE POINT S
>>A<< STABILIZER BAR/BUSHING/FIX-
TURE INST ALLA TION
AC102279AC
Outside of vehicle
Bushing (LH) Fixture (LH) Identification colourApproximately
9.5 mm
Inst
all the st abilizer bar , th e bushings and the fixtures
as illustrate
d.
>>B<< SELF-LOCKING NUT
INST
ALLA TION
AC103744
A
AC
Ti ghten the self-locking nut un til t he st ab ilizer link
thread
p a rt protrud i ng length mee t s the st a ndard
value.
St andard va lue (A): 6 − 8 mm
INSPECTION
M13410014 0029 4
•Check the bushing s for wea r and d e terio r ation .
•Check the st abilizer bar for dete r iorat i on o r dam-
age.
•Check all bo lt s for cond itio n and straightness.

STABILIZER BAR
REAR SUSPENSION34-20
STABILIZER LINK BALL JOINT TURNING
TORQUE CHECK
AC001129
MB990326
AB
1.Af ter shaking th e ball jo int stud seve ral times,
inst all the n u t to t he st ud and use special tool
pre l oad socket (MB990 326) to measure th e
tu rning torque of the ball joint.
St andard va lue: 0.5 − 1.5 N⋅m
2.If the measu r ed value exceeds the st a ndard
value , replace the st ab ilizer link.
3.If the measu r ed value is lower tha n the st andard
value , che c k that th e ball jo int tu rns smoo thly
wit hout exce ssive play . I f so, it is possible to
re- u se t hat ball joint.
STABILIZER LINK BALL JOINT DUST
COVER CHECK
1. Check t he dust co ver fo r cracks or da mage by
pu shing it with your finger .
2.If the du st cover is cracked o r damaged, replace
th e st abilizer link.
NOTE: Cracks or dama ge of t he dust co ver may
cause damage to the b a ll join t. When it is dam
-
aged du ring service wo rk, rep l ace the d u st cover
(Refe
r to
P.34-2 0).
STABILIZER LINK BALL JOINT DUST
COVER REPLACEM
ENT
M13410109 0024 2
Only when the du st cover is d a ma ged accident ally
during
service work, repla c e th e dust cover as fol
-
lows:
AC006188 AB
Clip ring
1.Remove the clip ring and the dust cover .
2.App l y specified g r ease to t he insid e of a ne w dust
cov e r .
Specified grease: Multipurpos e grease SAE
J310,
NLGI No.2 o r e quivale n t
3.W r ap plast i c t ape aroun d the st a b ilize r lin k stud,
a nd then inst a ll th e dust co ver to the st a b ilizer
li nk.
4.Secure th e dust co ver by the clip rin g .
5.Check t he dust co ver f o r cracks or da mage by
p u shing it with finger .