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STEERINGANDFRONTSUSPENSIONNon-LiftedFrontSuspensionComponents

4.Installthesteeringspindleonthekingpin.Placeupperclevisoverthekingpinthreadsandinstallnut(1).Tighten

thenutto70lb·ft(95N·m).

5.Attachthetierodends(12)tothespindletabs,theninstallandtightenthenuts(14)to70lb·ft(95N·m)(Figure

7-17,Page7-14).

6.Installfronthubandwheel.SeeFrontHubInstallationonpage7-26.

7.ElectricVehicle:Connectbatteries.SeeConnectingtheBatteries–ElectricVehicles,Section1,Page1-4.

GasolineVehicle:Connectbatteryandsparkplugwire(s).

SeeConnectingtheBattery-GasolineVehiclesonpage1-3.

NON-LIFTEDCONTROLARMREMOVAL

1.ElectricVehicle:Disconnectthebatteriesanddischargethecontroller.SeeDisconnectingtheBatteries–

ElectricVehiclesonpage1-4.

GasolineVehicle:Disconnectbatteryandsparkplugwire(s).SeeDisconnectingtheBattery-Gasoline

Vehiclesonpage1-3.

2.Loosenlugnutsonbothfrontwheelsandraisefrontofthevehiclewithachainhoistoroorjack.Placejack

standsunderthefrontaluminumrailsofthevehicleframeandlowerthevehicleontothejackstands.

3.Removewheel.

4.Removebolts(17)andmoverackandpiniontoallowclearanceforbolt(19)(Figure7-17,Page7-14).

5.Removebolts(11and19).

6.Removethecontrolarm(6).

7.Inspectthebushings(7)andsleeves(8and9)inthecontrolarmandreplacethemifnecessary.

NON-LIFTEDCONTROLARMINSTALLATION

1.Installthecontrolarminreverseorderofremoval.Tightenthecontrolarmbolts(11and19)to30lb·ft(41N·m)

(Figure7-17,Page7-14).Tightenthreerackandpinionmountingbolts(17)to22lb·ft(30N·m)

2.Installthewheelsandadjustthewheelalignmentasinstructedonpage7-6.

3.ElectricVehicle:Connectbatteries.SeeConnectingtheBatteries–ElectricVehicles,Section1,Page1-4.

GasolineVehicle:Connectbatteryandsparkplugwire(s).

SeeConnectingtheBattery-GasolineVehiclesonpage1-3.

NON-LIFTEDSHOCKABSORBERREMOVAL

1.Inspecttheshockabsorbersforuidleakageatthepointwheretheshaftenterstheshockabsorberbody.

Leakingshockabsorbersshouldbereplaced.

2.Removetheupperbolt(18)(Figure7-17,Page7-14).

3.Removethelowerbolt(10).

4.Removetheshockabsorber.

NON-LIFTEDSHOCKABSORBERINSTALLATION

NOTE:Wheninstallingshockabsorbers,makesurefrontshockshaveidenticalpartnumbers.

1.Installtheshockabsorberbyreversingtheremovalprocedure.

2.Tightentheboltsto29lb·ft(39N·m).

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