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I nstallation I nstructions 66- 2215
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7-11-16 MMC
Though this step is not necessary, to ease reassembly to lower control
arm, clamp the lower mounting pin in a suitable vice and remove the
studs from the pin. Strike the end of the stud with a dead blow ham-
mer until removed from the pin. Take care not to damage the threads.
(Fig 14)
Rotate the strut 180 degrees from the factory orientation and install
the strut with the offset studs to outside of the vehicle as stamped
onto the spacer using the factory hardware. Do not tighten at this
time.
Raise the lower control arm assembly to the strut and install the
lower pins into the control arm. You will have to use the factory nuts
to “press” studs back into the pin. Tighten the nuts until the stud is
seated completely into the pin. Once seated, loosen again so the nuts
can be properly torqued. If you have not removed the studs in the
previous step, it will take some effort to line everything up but it will
go together. Install the lower strut mount and sway bar end link to the
lower control arm using
factory hardware
. Torque lower strut mount
to
110 ft-lbs.
Torque the sway bar end link to
40 ft-lbs.
Using the jack, raise the control arm and knuckle up towards the up-
per ball joint while lining the axle up through the hub assembly being
careful not to damage the vacuum actuator. Continue to raise the
lower control arm until the upper control arm can be attached to the
knuckle using the factory hardware. Do not tighten at this time.
(Fig
15, 16)
***Very important***
To avoid damage to the vacuum actuator,
these steps must done with major
caution
. Hold the axle and rotate
the hub assembly while pulling outwards on the axle to engage the
splines in the actuator to the splines on the axle. Once the splines are
engaged, the axle will “pop” through the hub assembly. When the
axle is seated you will be able to see the shoulder of the axle through
the hub. If this shoulder is not visible, keep rotating the hub until it
is. The shoulder will be 2mm under the mounting surface of the nut
in the hub when properly seated. Install the axle using the
factory
hardware
. Torque to
20 ft-lbs.
(Fig 17, 18)
FIG 13
FIG 14
FIG 15
FIG 16
FIG 17
FIG 18
