Assembly - Lower Control Arm (Tension Strut Bushing)
- Thoroughly lubricate the replacement tension strut bushing, lower control arm and Installer, Special Tool 6644-3, using Mopar® Rubber Bushing Installation Lube, or an equivalent.
- By hand, install tension strut bushing into large end of Installer, Special Tool 6644-3. Press bushing into installer as far as it will go by hand.
- Position lower control arm in arbor press, so tension strut hole in lower control arm is centered on Receiver, Special Tool MB-990799 (Fig 1). Position Installer, Special Tool 6644-3 (with previously installed bushing) inside of tension strut bushing hole in lower control arm (Fig 1). Position Installer, Special Tool 6644-2 on top of tension strut bushing (Fig 1).
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- Using the arbor press, press the tension strut bushing into the lower control arm. As the bushing is being pressed into the control arm a pop noise will be heard. When the pop is heard, Installer, Special Tool 6644-3, will move slightly up off the control arm. At this time, remove the control arm assembly from the arbor press and pull Special Tool 6644-3 off the tension strut bushing in the control arm. Tension strut bushing is now installed.
- Attach tension strut to lower control arm and install lower control arm and tension strut as an assembly back on the vehicle. See INSTALLATION - LOWER CONTROL ARM .