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Rear Suspension - Rear Lower Arm—Vehicles With: Ball Joint Stabilizer Bar Link C-MAX 2003.75 (06/2003-)
Removal and Installation

Transmission jack
  1. Remove the spring. For additional information, refer to: (204-02 Rear Suspension)
    Spring - Vehicles Built Up To: 07/2004 (Removal and Installation),
    Spring - Vehicles Built From: 07/2004 (Removal and Installation).

2. Remove the components in the order indicated in the following illustration(s) and table(s).

 
Item
Part Number
Description
2
-
Rear lower arm to wheel knuckle retaining bolt

3. To install, reverse the removal procedure.

  1. Check the toe setting and adjust as necessary. For additional information, refer to: (204-00 Suspension System - General Information)
    Specifications (Specifications),
    Rear Toe Adjustment (General Procedures).

  1. NOTE:
    NOTE:Final tightening of the rear lower arm adjustment cam nut should be carried out when the vehicle weight is on the road wheels.
    Tighten the rear lower arm adjustment cam nut.

Removal Details

Item 1 : Rear lower arm adjustment cam nut

  1. Fabricate a 20 mm wide by 113 mm long spacer.

  1. CAUTION:
    CAUTION:The suspension must be set to the design height setting.
    Using a transmission jack and a wooden block, raise the suspension to the design height setting.

  1. NOTE:
    NOTE:The spacer must be positioned exactly as shown.
    Install the spacer.
    1. Remove the bump stop.
    1. Install the spacer between the rear lower arm and the rear axle crossmember making sure that the spacer is in a vertical plane.

  1. Using paint or typing correction fluid, mark the position of the rear lower arm adjustment cam to the rear axle crossmember.
  1. Remove the rear lower arm adjustment cam nut.

Installation Details

Item 1 : Rear lower arm adjustment cam nut

  1. NOTE:
    NOTE:Do not fully tighten the rear lower arm adjustment cam nut at this stage.
    NOTE:
    NOTE:Align the mark on the rear lower arm adjustment cam to the mark on the rear axle crossmember.
    Install the rear lower arm adjustment cam nut.

  1. Lower the suspension from the design height setting.
    1. Remove the spacer.
    1. Install the bump stop.

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