Concorde V6-3.2L VIN J (2000)
Control Arm Bushing: Service and Repair
Lower Control Arm Tension Strut Bushing
OVERVIEW
To replace the lower control arm tension strut bushing, the control arm and tension strut assembly must be removed from the vehicle. The removal and
replacement of the lower control arm tension strut bushing must be performed using an arbor press.
DISASSEMBLY
1. Raise the vehicle using a frame contact type hoist or supported as required using jackstands.
2. Remove tire and wheel from vehicle.
3. Remove lower control arm and tension strut as an assembly from the vehicle. See Lower Control Arm Removal for the required removal
procedure.
4. Separate the tension strut from the lower control arm assembly.
5. Position lower control arm in arbor press with tension strut bushing inside Receiver, Special Tool MB-990799 and special tool supporting lower
control arm. Position Remover, Special Tool, 6644-4 on top of tension strut bushing. Press Remover, Special Tool, 6644-4 down through the
tension strut bushing until the arbor press can push it no farther. As Remover, Special Tool, 6644-4 is pressed down through tension strut bushing
it will cut the bushing into two pieces.
6. Remove lower control arm assembly from arbor press. Remove pieces of tension strut and Remover, Special Tool 6644-4, from lower control arm.
ASSEMBLY
1. 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.
2. 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.