r Fig 3 54 Pressing Stud Front Hub C BUSHING LOWER CONTROL ARM i s MS 3 55 Frent Pivot Height sa 16 under this heading with the following operations 1 Check Inflate nt height may be checked by meamning the distance from the center of lower control arm pivot bolt to floor fig 3 55 This distance should be 117 s t with vehicle at curb weight Measure both sides of vehicle in this manner the resulting measurements should be within of each other 3 If measured heights do not fall within tolerances springs must be replaced Follow appropriate service outline in this section FRONT SPRINGS LOWER CONTROL ARMS SPHERICAL JOINTS AND BUSHINGS See preceding Riding Height and Front Coil Spring Sag checking procedure If in doubt as to condition of spherical joints proceed as outlined under Inspection of Spherical Joints Removal of Coil Spring 1 Pry out upper rebound bumper Place vehicle on suitable hoist or jackstands The front control arms must be allowed to swing free and positioned so that they the control arms may be raised or lowered with floor jack or jackstands 2 Remove shock absorber as outlined previously 3 Position a 16 Va piece of 2 x 4 as shown in Figure 3 56 be sure upper corner of 2 x 4 is placed behind re enforcing channel toward inside of vehicle fa 4 aire Rig 3 56 Position of 4x4 Spring Removal 4 Place floor jack or stand under lower control arm and raise until 2 x 4 is forced firmly against channel 5 Remove nut from lower control arm ball stud and strike knuckle boss with hammer backing up boss with larger hammer fig 3 57 6 Raise control arm until ball stud is free of knuckle boss Swing wheel out far enough to clear lower arm block or wire in this position 7 Carefully lower jack or stand which is supporting control arm until spring is de compressed and remove spring rnov IR 9NOP MANUAL