Chapter
IO
Suspension and steering systems
Contents
Balljoints - check and replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9
Chassis lubrication . . . . . _ _ . . _ . _ _ _ . . . . . . _ . . . _ . . . See Chapter 1
Front end alignment-general information . . . . _ . . . _ . . . . . . . . . 23
Front hub assembly (4WD models) -removal, bearing repack,,
installation and adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See Chapter 8
Front shock absorber - removal and installation . . . . . _ . . . _ . . . . 3
Front spring (2WD models) - removal and installation . . . _ . . . . . 6
Front stabilizer bar - removal and installation . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . 2
Front strut bar (2WD models) - removal and installation . . . . . . . . 4
Front suspension lower arm - removal and installation . . . _ . . . . . 8
Front suspension upper arm - removal and installation . . . . . _ . . 7
Front wheel bearing check, repack
and adjustment (2WD models)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
See Chapter 1
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . . _ . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Power steering fluid level check . . . . _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . See Chapter 1
Power steering pump - removal and installation . . . . . . . . . _ . . _ . 21
Power steering system -bleeding . . _ . . . _ . . . , . . . . . . _ . . . . . . . 22
Rear leaf spring - removal and installation . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Rear shock absorber - removal and installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Rear stabilizer bar (coil spring models) - removal
and installation . . , . . . . . . . . . . . _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Rear suspension coil spring - removal and installation . . . . . . . . . 15
Rear suspension lateral rod (coil spring models) - removal
and installation . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ _ . . . . . 14
Rear suspension trailing arms (coil spring models) - removal
and installation . . . . . . . . . _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . 13
Steering and suspension check . . . _I . . . . _. . . . . *I.. See Chapter 1
Steering freeplay - adjustment . . . . . . . . . _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Steering gear - removal and installation . . . . . , . . . . _ . . . . . . . . 19
Steering knuckle - removal and installation . . . . , . . . . _ . . . . . . . _ 10
Steering linkage - removal and installation . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . . . . . 18
Steering wheel - removal and installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Tire and tire pressure checks . _ . . . . . _ . _ _ _ . _ _ _ . . _ _ See Chapter 1
Tire rotation . . . . . . . _ . . . . _ . . . . , . _ . . . _ _ . _ _ . . . _ . See Chapter 1
Torsion bar (4WD models) -removal, installation
andadjustment . . .._..___.............._.._.......... 5
Wheels and tires -general information . . . . . . . . . _ . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Specifications
General
Strut bar (2WD models)
Jam nut rear face-to-bar end (1984 and earlier models) . . . . . . .
First nut front face-to-bar end (1985 and later models) . . . . . . . .
4WD models
3.8 inch
2.8 inch
Torsion bar anchor-to-crossmember measurement (A in Illustration 5.8)
1983
Left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.73 inch
Right . . .._.....__.._.._..._...._............__.
5.35 inch
,