OEM Dodge Intrepid Radius Arm

Dodge Intrepid Radius Arm Parts and Q&A

• Trailing Arm, Rear
  4782274AB
  Q:

  How to service the Radius Arm on Dodge Intrepid?

  A:

  To service the radius arm, remove the tension strut with the lower control arm as an assembly from the car, then separate them. Remove the tension strut cradle bushing halve and sleeve from the tension strut; remove the remaining tension strut cradle bushing halve from the engine cradle assembly. To install, attach the tension strut to the lower control arm and install the two together. Start with inserting the tension strut cradle isolator bushing halve into the front face of the cradle mounting hole, until it is squarely located against the cradle. Next, push the isolator bushing halve onto the tension strut until it presses against the retaining washer. Eventually, an assembly of the tension strut and the lower control arm is reinstalled back in the car.
• Trailing Arm, Rear
  4782275AB
  Q:

  How to replace the Radius Arm (tension strut) on Dodge Intrepid?

  A:

  To replace the tension strut, first remove the tension strut and lower control arm as an assembly from the vehicle. Begin by raising the vehicle using a frame contact type hoist or jack stands. Remove the wheel and tire, then detach the lower control arm and tension strut as an assembly. Separate the tension strut from the lower control arm assembly and inspect the tension strut bushing in the lower control arm for excessive wear or deterioration; if defective, replace the lower control tension strut bushing. Position the tension strut in the lower control arm with the word front stamped on the tension strut facing away from the control arm, using an open-end wrench on the flat of the tension strut to prevent it from turning. Tighten the new tension strut to lower control retaining nut to a torque of 130 Nm (95 ft. lbs.). Reinstall the lower control arm and tension strut assembly back onto the vehicle. Install a washer on the end of the tension strut and a new tension strut to cradle bracket nut, tightening it to a torque of 130 Nm (95 ft. lbs.) while holding the tension strut at the flat with a large open-end wrench. Reinstall the wheel and tire assembly, then tighten the wheel mounting stud nuts in the proper sequence to half specification before repeating the sequence to the full specified torque of 129 Nm (95 ft. lbs.). Finally, lower the vehicle to the ground so the suspension supports the full weight, and tighten the lower control arm pivot bushing to cradle bracket attaching bolt to a torque of 142 Nm (105 ft. lbs.).