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REAR SUSPENSION TABLE OF CONTENTS page page DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION REAR SUSPENSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 BALL JOINT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING REAR SUSPENSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 SERVICE PROCEDURES SERVICE WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS . . . . . . . . 18 REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION COIL SPRING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 SPECIFICATIONS TORQUE CHART . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 SPECIAL TOOLS REAR SUSPENSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION REAR SUSPENSION The rear suspension (Fig. 1) is comprised of : • Shock absorbers • Coil springs • Lower suspension arms • Upper suspension arm • Stabilizer bar CAUTION: Suspension components with rubber/ SHOCK ABSORBERS DESCRIPTION The top of the shock absorbers are bolted to the body. The bottom of the shocks are bolted to the axle OPERATION The shock absorbers dampen jounce and rebound motion of the vehicle over various road conditions JOUNCE BUMPERS DESCRIPTION The jounce bumpers are mounted inside the coil spring, between the axle and the frame rail, to min- Fig. 1 Rear Suspension 1 – SHOCK 2 - 16 SUSPENSION WJ |