Intrepid V6-201 3.3L Flex Fuel (1994)
Control Arm: Service and Repair
Fig. 10 Ball Joint Stud To Steering Knuckle Clamp Nut And Bolt Removal
Fig. 11 Separating Ball Joint From Steering Knuckle
Fig. 16 Tension Strut To Cradle Mounting
Fig. 17 Lower Control Arm Removal
1. Raise and support vehicle then remove tire and wheel assembly.
2. Remove ball joint stud to steering knuckle clamp nut and bolt.
3. Insert a prybar between lower control arm and steering knuckle to separate ball joint stud from steering knuckle. Pulling steering knuckle out away
from vehicle after releasing from ball joint can separate inner tripod joint.
4. Remove and discard tension strut to cradle nut and washer from end of tension strut. Never reuse tension strut nut.
5. Loosen and remove lower control arm pivot bushing bolt.
6. Separate lower control arm and tension strut from the cradle as an assembly by first removing pivot bushing from cradle and then sliding tension
strut out of isolator bushing.
