Mitsubishi Pajero Pinin. Manual - part 225

FRONT

SUSPENSION

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33A-1

FRONT

SUSPENSION

CONTENTS

GENERAL INFORMATION

2

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SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS

3

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SPECIAL TOOLS

3

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ON-VEHICLE SERVICE

4

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Wheel Alignment Check and Adjustment

4

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Ball Joint Dust Cover Check

6

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STRUT ASSEMBLY

7

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STRUT BAR AND LOWER ARM

10

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STABILIZER BAR

13

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CROSSMEMBER

15

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FRONT SUSPENSION – 

General Information

33A-2

GENERAL INFORMATION

The front suspension is a McPherson strut with coil
spring. The shock absorber is gas-filled hydraulic
double-acting type.

COIL SPRING

Items

Specification

Wire diameter 

×

 average diameter 

×

 free length mm

14 

×

 160 

×

 365

CONSTRUCTION DIAGRAM

Strut bar

Stabilizer bar

Strut insulator
assembly

Strut assembly 
(shock absorber)

Lower arm

Stabilizer link

Suspension
crossmember

FRONT SUSPENSION – 

Service Specifications/Special Tools

33A-3

SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS

Items

Standard value

Toe-in

At the centre of tyre tread   mm

3 

±

 2

Toe-angle (per wheel)

0

_

07’ 

±

05’

Toe-out angle on turns
(inner wheel when outer wheel at 20

_

)

21

_

04’

Camber

0

_

30’ 

±

 30’*

Caster

3

_

00’ 

±

 30’*

Side slip mm (per 1 m)

0 

±

 3

Kingpin inclination

11

_

04’

Lower arm ball joint rotation starting torque Nm

1.0 – 5.9

Stabilizer link ball joint turning torque Nm

1.7 – 3.1

NOTE
*: difference between right and left wheels: less than 30’

SPECIAL TOOLS

Tools

Number

Name

Use

MB991004

Wheel alignment 
gauge attachment

Wheel alignment measurement
<Vehicles with aluminium wheels>

A

B

A: MB991237

B: MB991238

A:

Spring com-
pressor body

B:

Arm set

Coil spring compression

MB991176

Spring seat holder

Disassembly and assembly of the strut assem-
bly

MB991406 or
MB991113

Steering linkage 
puller

Tie rod end disconnection

MB990799

Ball joint remover &
installer

Lower arm bushing press-in and press-out