4-2
1968
PONTIAC
SERVICE
MANUAL
NOTE:
When
installing spring pad, be sure center
bolt
and nut in spring and spring pad line up
with
lower shock mount before tightening attaching nuts.
2.
See torque specification at end of section.
UPPER
SHOCK
MOUNTING
(BOTH
SIDES)
LOWER SHOCK
MOUNTING
(L.H.
SHOWN-
R.H. OPPOSITE)
INSTALL
ON
OUTBOARD
SIDE
OF
BRACKET
FLOOR
PAN
BRACKET
GROMMET
SPRING
PADS
OR
CUSHIONS
SHOCK
"ABSORBER
PARKING
BRAKE
CABLE
BRACKET
LEFT
SHOCK
IS
MOUNTED
BEHIND
AXLE
HOUSING
AND
RIGHT SHOCK
IS
MOUNTED
IN FRONT
OF
AXLE
HOUSING
Fig.
4-1
Rear Shock Absorber
Installation—Firebird
3.
Insert
shock absorber eye into lower bracket;
install
bolt with head toward front of vehicle. Torque
nut to specifications.
4.
Lower
vehicle and
test
shock absorber action.
SHOCK
ABSORBER LOWER
MOUNT
OR
SPRING PADS-FIREBIRD
REMOVAL
1. Raise car at axle housing.
2.
Remove lower shock bolt and compress shock
to move out of way.
3.
Place
jack
stands under frame and lower axle
to relieve spring tension.
4. Remove four nuts attaching lower shock mount
and
withdraw mount.
Right
and left shock mounts
will
not interchange.
5. Raise axle up to provide clearance to remove
upper
spring pad.
INSTALLATION
1. Reverse removal procedure.
REAR
SPRING-PONTIAC
AND
TEMPEST
REMOVAL
1. Raise car at frame.
2.
Place safety stands under frame at both sides
to support car.
3.
Remove brake connector and line from axle
housing. Do not disconnect brake line from
connector.
4. Support axle housing with hydraulic
jack
or
with
safety stands.
CAUTION:
Care
must
be
taken
to
prevent
contact
between
the rear lower control arm upper flange
and the rear lower control arm axle housing
bracket when lowering the axle housing.
5. Remove nuts from lower ends of right and left
shock absorber and disconnect shock absorbers from
axle housing brackets.
6. If axle housing is supported by
jack,
carefully
lower axle housing by lowering
jack.
If axle housing
is supported by safety stands, carefully raise car
by frame.
7. Remove spring.
8. Remove rubber insulator from upper spring
seat, inspect and replace If in poor condition.
INSTALLATION
1.
Install
spring, making sure that the end of the
bottom coil is positioned between the limits of the
two holes located at the
rear
of the spring bracket
on axle housing.
2.
Either
raise axle housing or lower car until
shock absorbers can be connected to axle housing.
3.
Attach brake connector and line to axle hous-
ing.
Torque attaching bolt to 8 lb. ft.
4.
Install
lock washer and tighten nut on shock
absorber
to 65 lb. ft. torque.
NOTE:
Car
must
be at curb height when
tighten-
ing nut. Shock absorber stud
must
not
rotate
while
tightening nut.
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