Workman HD Series Page 7 -- 31 Chassis
Disassembly (Fig. 19)
1. Park vehicle on a level surface, shut engine off, re-
move key from ignition switch and apply parking brake.
2. Remove seat base to gain access to front suspen-
sion assembly (see Seat Base Removal in this s ection).
3. Jack up front of vehicle and secure with jack stands
(see Jacking Vehicle in the Safety Instructions section
of Chapter 1 -- Safety). Remove front wheels.
4. Remove front shock absorbers (see Front Shock Ab-
sorber Removal in this section).
WARNING
FRONT SUSPENSION IS SPRING LOADED! To
prevent possible personal injury, use compres-
sion spring tool (see Special Tools) to remove
compression springs before disassembling the
front suspension.
5. Install a compression spring tool rod (see Special
Tools) through holes in each spring cradle (item 1), then
install nuts and washers on both ends of each rod. Tight-
en one nut on each rod to secure compression springs
(item 2). NOTE: Extended portion of each c ompression
spring tool must be on opposite ends so cap screws
(item 7) that secure spring cradles to control arm towers
can be removed (Fig. 21).
6. Remove flange nut (item 3) and cap screw (item 4)
from lower end of each stabilizer link ( item 5).
7. Remove lock nut (item 6) and cap screw (item 7) se-
curing each spring c radle to control arm towers (item 8),
then remove springs and cradles along with the stabiliz-
er links.
8. Carefully loosen compression spring tool rods to al-
low disassembly of compression springs, spring cradles
and stabilizer links.
Assembly (Fig. 19)
1. Reverse the disassembly procedure to install com-
pression springs.
1. Shock absorber
2. Control arm tower
3. Spring cradle
4. Spring cradle hole
Figure 20
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Figure 21
1. Control arm tower
2. Spring tool rod
3. Spring cradle
4. Compression spring
TOP VIEW
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