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Lateral Link: Assembly

  1. Using installer and remover set, press bushing into place.
    CAUTION: Select installer and remover set according to the type of bushing used. See Figure.
    NOTE:
    • Use the same installer and remover set as that used during disassembly.
    • If it is difficult to press bushing into trailing link, apply water-diluted TIRE LUBE to the inner surface of installer and remover set as a lubricant. See Fig 1.
  2. Press installer and remover set plunger until bushing flange protrudes beyond lateral link. See
    NOTE: Use the same installer and remover set that is used during disassembly. See Fig 2.
  3. Turn lateral link upside down Press installer and remover set plunger in the opposite direction that outlined in the former procedure until bushing is correctly positioned in trailing link.
    NOTE: Use the same installer and remover set as that used during disassembly. See Fig 3.
Fig 1: Pressing Bushing Into Trailing Link
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Fig 2: Pressing Installer & Remover Set
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Fig 3: Pressing Installer & Remover Set Plunger In Opposite Direction
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