CHRYSLER SERVICE MANUAL
FRONT WHEEL SUSPENSION—13
is higher than "B"
and a
"minus" means that
"A"
is
lower than
"B." The
table shows
the
limits
for
satisfactory spring heights between
which "A"
may be
either higher
or
lower than
"B"
for the
various models.
C-71 Sedans
and
Coupes
1 inch
to —
inch
C-71 Town
and
Country Wagon
1%
inch
to 14
inch
C-72 Sedans
and
Coupes
1 inch
to — 0
inch
C-72 Town
and
Country Wagon
1%
inch
to— 0
inch
C-73 Sedans
and
Coupes
1 'inch
to — 0
inch
C-70 Sedans Passenger Sedans
inch to
—
V4,
inch
i
nc
h
to — %
inch
C-70 Limousine
Obtain these "plus" figures,
as the
case
may
be,
on
both right
and
left sides
of the car and
compare them with each other.
If the two fig-
ures differ
by
more than
1,4
inch, check both
springs
for
correct installation
at top and bot-
tom.
Look
up
into
the
center
of
each spring
to
make sure that
the top
coil completely
sur-
rounds
the
pilot flange
in the
frame crossmem-
ber. Also feel along
the
bottom coil
to the end
of
the
coil
and
make sure that
it
indexes
cor-
rectly with
the
lowest point
of the
spring seat
ramp.
If the two
springs
are
correctly installed
and
yet the
"plus" figures
on
right
and
left
sides
are
still different from each other
by
more
than
%
inch, correction
can be
made
by use of
spacers which should
be
placed between spring
seat
and
silencer
at top of
spring.
No
more
than
two
such spacers should
be
used with
any
one spring.
If
more than
two
spacers
are re-
quired, replace
the
spring.
Whenever front spring heights
are
changed,
either
by
spring replacement
or by
spacer
in-
stallation,
the
front wheel alignment
of the car
must
be
rechecked. Front spring heights
may
be affected
if the
rear spring height varies more
than •% inch
on one
side
as
compared with
the
other side.
To
check this, measure
the
vertical
distance from
top of the
rear spring main leaf
to underside
of
f rama side rail
on
both sides
of
the
car. If
these distances differ more than <%
inch,
this
is an
indication that
one of the
rear
springs should
be
replaced.
(It
should
be re-
membered that
on
current models,
it is per-
fectly normal
for
rear springs
to
show some
reverse arch, even with
no
load,
so
appearance
alone should
not be
cause
for
rejection
of
spring).
Front
and
rear springs
are
expected
to "bot-
tom"
under normal conditions particularly when
road dips, railroad crossings
and the
like,
are
encountered
at
high speeds.
NOTE
Whenever
the
front
or
rear springs
are
replaced
the headlights should always
be
refocussed.
11.
INSTALLATION
OF
SPRING SEAT SPACERS
If after checking front spring height,
and
springs
do not
meet
the
required specifications,
spring seat spacers should
be
installed
to
return
the front springs
to
specified height. Spring
spacers
are
available
in % and %
inch thick-
nesses through MOPAR.
To install spring seat spacer, refer
to
Figures
12
and 13, and
proceed
as
follows:
Raise front
of car
until upper control
arm
contacts rebound bumper.
Install trunion plate (part
of
Tool C-3460)
in
the lowest position (between
the
coils)
in
coil
spring that will permit enagement
of
lift
arm
(See
Fig. 14).
Position fork over lift
arm
with
the sliding extension
on the leg of the
fork that
wiH rest
on
inner
or
widest part
of
lower
con-
trol
arm.
Engage yoke
on
fork
and
install
a
three
ton or
greater capacity hydraulic jack
in
NOT NECESSARY
TO
REMOVE WHEEL
56x508
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Fig.
12—Installing Spring Seat Spacer
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