Chevrolet 10 Series 1970, Service Manual

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REAR SUSPENSION AND DRIVE LINE 4-2
F ig . 1—Tie Rod Bushing R epla cem e nt (Series C -P 1 0 and C 20)
Installation
1. P osition rod ends in mounting brackets at fram e and
axle, lining up holes with d rift.
2. Insert pivot bolts and in stall nuts fin ger tight.
3. L et weight o f unloaded veh icle re s t on suspension
and torque p ivot nuts to sp ecification s.
Stabilizer Shaft (Series P 30) (Fig. 2)
Removal
NOTE: If veh icle is to be ra ised during r e ­
m oval procedure, support axle assem bly so that
weight is not sustained by “ U” bolts.
1. R em ove the forw a rd “ U " bolt retaining nuts, and r e ­
m ove shaft anchors fro m ends o f shaft.
2. Rem ove the fram e-m ounted shaft retaining brackets
and withdraw shaft from the underside o f veh icle.
Inspection
1. P osition shaft on flat surface and check to see that
shaft is p a ra lle l fro m side to side.
2. Inspect bushings fo r ex c e s s iv e w ear and other dam­
age- R eplace parts as requ ired.
Installation
1. P osition s h a ft-to -fra m e bushings on shaft and p o s i­
tion shaft to fra m e. L o o s e ly install the shaft-to-
fram e retaining brackets.
2. Install bushings in shaft anchors, position shaft in
anchors and lo o sely install anchors to " U ” bolts.
3. R e lie v e tension on re a r " U " b olts. Then altern ately
and evenly tighten nuts to sp ecification s making
sure that axle is p ro p e rly positioned during nut
tightening.
4. A lign s ta b iliz e r shaft so that both ends protrude
equally fro m the anchors. A lte rn a te ly torque fram e
bracket retaining nuts to sp ecification s.
Control Arm (Series C -P 10 and C 20 )
Removal
1. R aise veh icle on hoist. A llo w axle to hang fre e .
2. Support axle so that load is rem oved from springs.
P la ce adjustable liftin g device under lo w er control
arm .
3. R em ove spring clamp bolt from underside o f control
arm .
4. Rem ove
“ U”
bolt nuts and separate shock absorber
bracket from control arm . Separate control arm
from " U " bolts and lo w er the re a r o f the arm
(fig . 3).
5. Disconnect parking brake le v e r at clip on bracket at­
tachment on control arm .
6. R em ove pivot bolt and rem ove arm fro m veh icle.
Bushing Replacement
1. Insert T o o l J - 8448-3 in fork o f con trol arm astride
bushing (fig. 4).
2. R est bushed end o f arm on T o o l J - 5888-3 with bush­
ing flange centered in tool.
3. P la ce T o o l J - 8448-2 on top o f bushing, indexing pin
o f tool in center hole o f bushing and, using T o o l
J-7079-2 p re s s bushing fro m arm .
4. Support control arm just as in rem ovin g bushing,
center new bushing flanged side up o v e r control arm
hole.
5. P la c e T o o l J-8448-1 on top o f bushing and, a fter
ca refu lly seating bushing in tool, p re s s bushing into
arm until flange contacts arm w all.
Installation
NOTE: A ll control arm attachments a re im p o r­
tant attaching parts in that they could a ffect the
p erform an ce o f vita l components and system s,
and/or could resu lt in m ajor re p a ir expense.
Th ey must be replaced with p arts o f the same
p art numbers o r with equivalent parts i f r e ­
placem ent becom es n ecessary. Do not use r e ­
placem ent parts o f le s s e r quality o r substitute
design. Torqu e values must be used as sp ecified
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