FRONT
SUSPENSION
3-9
CAUTION;
Ball
stud rubber seal is not serviced.
Removal or
damage
to seal necessitates replace-
ment
of
complete
ball stud
assembly.
8.
Carefully
lower arm until spring is free.
INSTALLATION
1.
Install
by reversing removal procedure.
NOTE:
Upper end of coil spring must be
visible
in frame pocket hole by upper control arm
shaft.
2.
Tighten shock absorber lower bolts to
20
lb. ft.
torque and upper stud nut to
90
lb. in.
3.
Install
stabilizer
link
and tighten
link
nut to
10
lb. ft. torque.
4.
Tighten upper
ball
stud retaining nut to
50
lb. ft.
torque and lower to
85
lb. ft. torque
5. Adjust wheel bearing as outlined in this section
under
Adjustment and Checks on the car.
FRONT
SPRING
(FIREBIRD)
REMOVAL
1.
Remove top nut on shock.
2.
Raise car on hoist and support front end with
stands at frame
rail.
3.
Remove two lower shock absorber bolts and
remove shock.
4.
Remove stabilizer
link,
bushings, bolt and nut.
5.
Using a hydraulic transmission
jack,
bolt spring
removal
tool J
22739
to the
jack
and position under
the two inner control arm bushings (Fig.
3-11).
6. Remove two inner control arm to front cross-
member bolts.
7.
With
care, lower control arm by lowering
jack.
CAUTION:
Allow spring to
completely
expand be-
fore
attempting
to remove it.
8.
Remove spring.
INSTALLATION
1.
Install
by using the reversal of the removal
procedures.
Take
care to ensure that spring is
properly
installed.
2.
Tighten lower control arm attaching bolts to
80
lb. ft. with lower control arm in normal curb
height position.
3.
Tighten backing plate top bolt to 100 lb. ft.
and
two lower attaching nuts to
80
lb. ft.
Ira
J
22739
Fig.
3-11
Firebird
Coil
Spring
Removal
Tool
4.
Tighten shock absorber lower bolts to
20
lb. ft.
torque and upper stud nut to
90
lb. in.
5.
Tighten stabilizer
link
nut to
90
lb. in.
6. Adjust wheel bearing as outlined in this section
under
Adjustments and Checks on the car.
STEERING
KNUCKLE-
REMOVAL
1.
Hoist car and support at front lower control
arms.
2.
Remove wheel and brake
drum.
3.
Remove backing plate from steering knuckle
and
move steering arm out of way.
CAUTION:
Brake line is still connected to back-
ing
plate.
Support backing
plate
so
that
brake line
is not
damaged.
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