REAR SUSPENSION
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REAR SUSPENSION
DESCRIPTION - REAR SUSPENSION .......26
OPERATION - REAR SUSPENSION .........27
SPECIFICATIONS
REAR SUSPENSION FASTENER TORQUE . . 28
SPECIAL TOOLS
REAR SUSPENSION ...................28
BUSHINGS
REMOVAL - LEAF SPRING FRONT BUSHING . 29
INSTALLATION - LEAF SPRING FRONT
BUSHING ...........................29
HUB / BEARING
DESCRIPTION .........................30
OPERATION ...........................31
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING - HUB AND
BEARING ............................31
REMOVAL .............................31
INSTALLATION .........................33
JOUNCE BUMPER
DESCRIPTION .........................36
OPERATION ...........................36
REMOVAL
REMOVAL - AWD AND HEAVY DUTY ......36
REMOVAL - FRONT-WHEEL-DRIVE .......36
INSTALLATION
INSTALLATION - AWD AND HEAVY DUTY . . . 36
INSTALLATION - FRONT-WHEEL-DRIVE ....36
SHOCK ABSORBER
DESCRIPTION .........................37
OPERATION ...........................37
REMOVAL - SHOCK ABSORBER ...........37
DISASSEMBLY - SHOCK ABSORBER (UPPER
BUSHING) ...........................37
ASSEMBLY - SHOCK ABSORBER (UPPER
BUSHING) ...........................38
INSTALLATION - SHOCK ABSORBER ........38
SPRING - AWD
DESCRIPTION .........................38
OPERATION ...........................38
REMOVAL - AWD .......................38
INSTALLATION - AWD ....................39
SPRING - FWD
DESCRIPTION .........................40
OPERATION ...........................40
REMOVAL - FWD .......................40
INSTALLATION - FWD ...................41
SPRING MOUNTS - FRONT
REMOVAL .............................42
INSTALLATION .........................43
SPRING MOUNTS - REAR
REMOVAL .............................43
INSTALLATION .........................44
STABILIZER BAR
DESCRIPTION .........................44
OPERATION ...........................44
REMOVAL
REMOVAL - AWD ......................44
REMOVAL - FWD .....................44
INSTALLATION
INSTALLATION - AWD ..................44
INSTALLATION - FWD ..................45
TRACK BAR
DESCRIPTION .........................45
OPERATION ...........................45
REMOVAL .............................45
INSTALLATION .........................45
REAR SUSPENSION
DESCRIPTION - REAR SUSPENSION
The rear suspension design on this vehicle uses
leaf springs, and a tube and casting axle (Fig. 1) (Fig.
2). The leaf springs used on the rear suspension of
this vehicle are of either a mono-leaf or multi-leaf
design.
There are 2 different rear suspension designs
available:
• Front-Wheel-Drive
• All-Wheel-Drive
The rear axle used on Front-Wheel-Drive applica-
tions of this vehicle is mounted to the rear leaf
springs using isolator bushings at the axle mounting
brackets.
The rear axle used on All-Wheel-Drive applications
of this vehicle is also mounted to the rear leaf
springs, but does not use isolator bushings between
the rear axle and the leaf springs.
Each side of the rear suspension consists of these
major components:
• Leaf spring
• Jounce bumper
• Shock absorber
• Hub and bearing
• Track bar (one per suspension)
• Stabilizer bar (one per suspension)
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