Grand Caravan V6-3.3L Flex Fuel (2008)
15. Install tire and wheel assembly (1)See: Wheels and Tires/Service and Repair/Removal and Replacement/Tires and Wheels - Installation. Install
and tighten wheel mounting nuts (3) to 135 Nm (100 ft. lbs.).
16. Perform the above procedure to opposite side strut as required.
17. Lower vehicle.
18. Jounce front and rear of vehicle an equal amount of times.
19. Adjust front camber to preferred setting by rotating service package lower eccentric cam bolt against cam stop areas on strut clevis bracket. Once
camber is set, lightly tighten upper and lower strut clevis-to-knuckle nuts.
20. Jounce front and rear of vehicle an equal amount of times and verify front camber setting.
21. While holding the service package bolts in place, tighten the strut clevis-to-knuckle nuts to 88 Nm (65 ft. lbs.) plus an additional 90° turn after
torque is met.
22. If the toe readings obtained are not within the required specification range, adjust toe to meet the preferred specification setting. Proceed to TOE
below to set the vehicle's toe.
TOE
1. Center the steering wheel and lock in place using a steering wheel clamp.
NOTE: Perform the following steps to each side of the vehicle as necessary.
CAUTION: Do not twist inner tie rod-to-steering gear boots during front wheel Toe adjustment. Remove boot clamps at the inner tie rods and
make sure boots moves freely on inner tie rod.
2. Loosen jam nut (3) at inner-to-outer tie rod connection.
3. Grasp inner tie rod at serrations (4) and rotate as necessary to adjust front toe to preferred toe specification. See: Specifications
4. Tighten tie rod jam nut (3) to specifications.See: Steering and Suspension/Suspension/Specifications/Front Suspension
5. Make sure inner tie rod-to-steering gear boot is not twisted, then reinstall boot clamp at inner tie rod.
6. Adjust front toe on opposite side of vehicle using above procedure as necessary.
7. Remove steering wheel clamp.
8. Remove alignment equipment.
9. Road test vehicle to verify steering wheel is straight and vehicle does not wander or pull.
