Neon L4-2.0L VIN C (1997)
Alignment: All Technical Service Bulletins
Alignment & Suspension - Specifications & Adjustment
NO: 02-04-97
GROUP: Suspension
DATE: May 16, 1997
SUBJECT:
Front End Alignment Torque Specifications & Shock Adjustment Procedures On Competition Package
MODELS:
1995 - 1997 (PL) Neon
NOTE:
THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO VEHICLES BUILT WITH THE COMPETITION PACKAGE SALES CODE (ACR) SUSPENSION SALES
CODE (SDK).
DISCUSSION:
The alignment on ACR equipped vehicles must be set to the preferred specifications provided in the 1997 Neon Service Manual (Publication Number
81-270-7025) page 2-7. After each final setting the nuts should then be torqued to 75 ft.lbs plus an additional 90 degree turn. It is important that the
proper torque be used to maintain the proper alignment. If the alignment is outside of specifications, rapid and excessive tire wear will result.
Starting in 1997, Neon competition package (ACR) vehicles come equipped with adjustable strut dampers on all four wheels. The struts are finely tuned
to the ride and handling profile of the entire suspension system. If the customer wishes to change the dampening force for special conditions the
dampening characteristics of the strut dampers are adjustable on the ACR equipped vehicles. The knob for adjusting the strut can be found in a packet
located in the glove compartment. The adjustment procedures are as follows:
1.
The top end of the adjusting rod has flats over which the adjusting knob will fit.
