OEM Chrysler LHS Control Arm

Chrysler LHS Control Arm Parts and Q&A

• Control Arm, Front Passenger Side
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  Q: How to Remove and Reinstall the Lower Control Arm on Chrysler LHS?

  A:

  Raise the car on jackstands or a frame lift, remove the wheel and tire and then you can take the lower control arm out. Remove the ball joint stud from the Steering Knuckle by first taking out the nut and bolt, but ensure you don't harm the seal or the inner ON joint. Use the pry bar to take apart the ball joint stud and steering knuckle. Now hold the open-end wrench on the end of the tension strut so it doesn't turn as you remove the nut and washer. Throw away the original retaining nut and use a fresh one when you reinstall it. Remove the lower control arm pivot bushing attached to the lower control arm pivot bolt, then take out the complete lower control arm along with the tension strut at one time. Following that, take out the tension strut to control arm retaining nut and washer, separating the tension strut from the lower control arm. When taking out the pivot bushing in disassembly, first put the lower control arm in an arbor press with the large end inside Receiver and then press it out with Remover, Special Tool 6644-2. Cast out the pressed-out bushing. After detaching the force strut bushing, use Remover, Special Tool 6644-4, to cut it into two separate pieces for the new bushing. Before installing the lower control arm, apply lubricant to the pivot bushing. Use Installer, Special Tool 6644-1, to insert the pivot bushing and press it until it sits squarely on the supporting spot. Fixed the tension strut to the lower control arm and put both parts together as an assembly. Make sure you grease the bushing and use the Installer to press it into place in the lower control arm, all the way to the end. Reinstall the tension strut and tighten it up along with the lower control arm and tension strut assembly. Fix the tension strut in place, install a washer and a new retaining nut and tighten it at 130 Nm (96 ft. lbs.) as you stop the strut from rotating. The assembly must be installed with the tension strut and isolator bushing fitted in first and after that, the lower control arm pivot bushing is slipped on. Put the lower control arm onto the cradle bracket with the pivot bolt, but resist tightening the nut for now. Installing a washer and a tension strut, then fasten the bracket nut to 130 Nm (95 ft. lbs.) by holding the strut. Insert the lower ball joint stud into the steering knuckle and use a rodeo clamp bolt and nut, tightening the nut to 56 Nm (40 ft. lbs.). Set the wheel and tire back in place and tighten the bolts on the wheel mounting stud to a specific torque of 129 Nm (96 ft. lbs.), using the specified order. Then, lower the car to support it, tighten the control arm bushing at the cradle bracket and fasten it to the bolt with 142 Nm (106 ft. lbs.) of effort.