2006 MITSUBISHI LANCER lock
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ON-VEHICLE SERVICE
REAR SUSPENSION34-7
Carry out adjustment by turning the toe adjusting bolt
(control link mounting bolt which is located on the
inner side of the body).
NOTE: .
•LH: Clockwise viewed from the front → To e - i n
•RH: Clockwise viewed from the front → Toe-out
•Turning the toe adjusting bolt by one groove of
the scale, toe can be changed approximately 2.6
mm (single side toe angle equivalent to 16').
CONTROL LINK PILLOW BALL BUSHING
AXIAL PLAY CHECK
M1341018500066
1. Raise the vehicle.
AC304398ABControl link pillow ball bushing
Front of
vehicle
2.Move the control link up and d o wn with your
ha nds to ch eck for an excessive pla y in the a x ia l
direct ion o f the p illow ball bushing . If the r e is an
exce ssive play , re place the cont rol link (Re f er to
P.34-8).
UPPER ARM PILLOW BALL BUSHING
AXIAL PLAY CHECK
M13410184 0006 9
1.Raise th e ve hicle.
AC304398AC
Upper arm pillow
ball bushing
Front of
vehicle
2. Move the up per arm up and down with you r hand s
to che ck for an e xce ssive play in the axial
d i rection o f the p illow ball bushing . If the r e is an
e xce ssive play , re place the upper arm (Refe r to
P.34-8).
LOWER ARM PILLOW BALL BUSHING
AXIAL PLAY CHECK
M13410169 0005 7
1.Raise th e ve hicle.
2.Remove the st a b ilizer link and shock a b sorb er
f r om t h e l o we r arm a s s e mb l y .
AC304398ADLower arm pillow ball bushing
Front of
vehicle
3.Move the lower a r m u p and down with your h ands
to che ck for an e xce ssive play in the axial
d i rection o f the p illow ball bushing . If the r e is an
e xce ssive play , re place the lower a r m pillo w b a ll
b u shing (Refer to
P.34-10).
4.Af ter inspe c tio n , in st all the st a b ilizer link and
shock a b sorb er to the lower arm assembly (Refer
to
P.34-8).
STABILIZER LINK BALL JOINT DUST
COVER INSPECTION
M1341 0128 0027 4
1.Check st abilize r lin k ba ll joint dust covers f o r
cracks o r damage by pushing it wit h you r fing er .
2. If a du st cove r is crack ed or da mag ed, rep l ace t he
st a b ili zer link assembly .
NOTE: Cracks or dama ge to t he dust co ver may
cause damage to the b a ll join t.
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Removal steps
>>B<<1.Stabilizer link connection
<>2.Lower arm bolt
3.Coil spring nut
4.Coil spring bolt
>>A<<5.Shock absorber assembly
SHOCK ABSORBER ASSEMBLY
REAR SUSPENSION34-15
REMOVAL SERVICE POINT
<> LOWER ARM BOLT REMOVAL
AC107126AB
Piece of wood
After suppo rting the lo we r arm with a jack, remove
the lo
we r arm b o lt.
INSTALLA T ION SER VICE POINT S
>>A<< SHOCK ABSORBER ASSEMBL Y
INST
ALLA TION
AC304795 AB
Spring seat
stepped section
Rear of
the vehicle
Install the sprin g se at ste pped section so th at it
point
s towards the rea r side of th e ve hicle.
>>B<< STABILIZER LINK 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
INSPECTIONM13410026 0015 0
•Check the rubbe r p a rt s for cracks a nd wear .
•Check the sho c k abso r ber for malfunct i ons, oil
le
akag e, or a bnormal no ise .
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SHOCK ABSORBER ASSEMBLY
REAR SUSPENSION34-16
DISASSEMBLY AND REASSEMBLY
M1341005300460
AC304156AE
25 ± 5 N·m
1
2
4
5
3
6
7
8
9
11
13
12
10
8
Wagon
(Invite)
Sedan,
Wagon
(Intense)
Disassembly steps
<>>>E<<1.Rear suspension coil spring nut
(self-locking nut)
2.Rear suspension coil spring washer
3.Rear suspension coil spring bushing
4.Rear suspension coil spring collar
>>D<<5.Rear shock absorber insulator
6.Rear suspension coil spring bushing
7.Rear suspension spring damper plate
8.Rear shock absorber damper
9.Rear shock absorber cover
>>C<<10.Rear suspension spring upper pad
>>B<<11 .Rear suspension coil spring
>>A<<12.Rear suspension spring lower pad
<>13.Rear suspension shock absorber
DISASSEMBL
Y SER V ICE POINTS
<> REAR SUSPENSION COIL SPRING
NUT (SELF-LOCKING NUT) REMOV
A L
CAUTION
•To hold the coil spring securely, install spe-
cial tool arm set (MB991239) evenly, and so
that the space between both arms of the spe
-
cial tool will be maximum within the installa-
tion range.
•
AC001070
MB991237
MB991239
AB
Do not use an impact wrench to tighten the
bolt of special tool spring compressor body
(MB991237). It will break the special tool.
1. Use following special tools to compress the coil spring.
•Spring compressor body (MB991237)
•Arm set (MB991239)
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SHOCK ABSORBER ASSEMBLY
REAR SUSPENSION34-17
WARNING
Do not use an impact wrench to remove the
rear suspension coil spring nut (self-locking
nut). Vibration of the impact wrench will
cause special t ools (MB991237 and
MB991239) to slip and cause personal injury.
AC102268AC
Piston rod
2. While holding the piston rod, remove the rear
suspension coil spring nut (self-locking nut).
<> REAR SUSPENSION SHOCK
ABSORBER DISPOSAL
WARNING
Wear goggles when dril ling to protect your
eyes from flying metal debris.
AC102270
AC
The gas must be discharged from the shock
absorber before discarding it. Place the shock
absorber horizontally with its piston rod extended.
Then drill a hole of approximately 3 mm in diameter
at the location shown in the illustration and discharge
the gas.
REASSEMBLY SERVICE POINTS
>>A<< REAR SUSPENSION SPRING
LOWER PAD INSTALLATION
AC304800AB
Spring lower pad
Stepped section
Spring seat
Align the stepped section of the spring lower pad
with the stepped section of the spring seat of the
shock absorber, and install the spring lower pad.
>>B<< REAR SUSPENSION COIL SPRING
INSTALLATION
CAUTION
Do not use an impact wrench to tighten the bolt
of special tool spring compressor body
(MB991237). It will break the special tool.
AC001070
MB991237
MB991239
AB
1. Use following special tools to compress the coil spring, and install the rear suspension coil spring
to the spring lower pad.
•Spring compressor body (MB991237)
•
AC304800AC
Less than 10 mm
Stepped section
Arm set (MB991239)
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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.
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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.