Assembly - Clevis Bushing

To perform removal and replacement of the lower control arm clevis bushing, the lower control arm must be removed from the vehicle.

1. Start clevis bushing into lower control arm by hand, making sure it is square with its mounting hole in the lower control arm.  Bushing is to be installed in lower control arm from the machined surface side of lower control arm bushing hole.
2. Mount Bushing Installer, Special Tool 6877 on screw portion of Remover/Installer Special Tool C-4212-F as shown in Fig 1.
3. Install the assembled special tools for installing the clevis bushing into the lower control arm, on the lower control arm and clevis bushing. See Fig 1. Be sure Special Tool 6876 is square on lower control arm and Special Tool 6877 is positioned correctly on clevis bushing. See Fig 1.
   Fig 1: Installing Clevis Bushing In Lower Control Arm

   Courtesy of DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.

   1 - SPECIAL TOOL 6877

   2 - MACHINED SURFACE SIDE OF LOWER CONTROL ARM

   3 - SPECIAL TOOL 6876

   4 - SPECIAL TOOL C-4212-F

   5 - LOWER CONTROL ARM

   6 - CLEVIS BUSHING

4. Tighten screw on Remover/Installer Special Tool C-4212-F pressing clevis bushing into lower control arm. Continue pressing clevis bushing into lower control arm until bushing is sitting flush with the machined surface of the lower control arm. This will correctly position the clevis bushing in the lower control arm.
5. Install lower control arm assembly back on vehicle. (Refer to SUSPENSION/FRONT/LOWER CONTROL ARM - INSTALLATION) .