Sable V6-183 3.0L DOHC VIN S MFI (1997): Steering and Suspension

Also for this vehicle: Sable AWD V6-3.5L (2008), Sable V6-182 3.0L (1986), Sable V6-183 3.0L VIN U FI (1998), Sable V6-232 3.8L (1988), Sable V6-3.0L DOHC VIN S (2002), Sable V6-3.0L VIN 2 Flex Fuel (2005), Sable V6-3.0L VIN U (1999).

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01Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTC)Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTC): Sections
02Relays and Modules Relays and Modules: Sections
03Sensors and Switches Sensors and Switches: Sections
04Maintenance Maintenance: Sections
05Engine, Cooling and Exhaust Engine, Cooling and Exhaust: Sections
06Powertrain Management Powertrain Management: Sections
07Transmission and Drivetrain Transmission and Drivetrain: Sections
08Brakes and Traction Control Brakes and Traction Control: Sections
09Starting and Charging Starting and Charging: Sections
10Power and Ground Distribution Power and Ground Distribution: Sections
11Steering and Suspension Steering and Suspension: Sections
- Alignment › System Information217 pages
  - Technical Service Bulletins196 pages
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Alignment:98 pages
    99-11-1 › Jun › 99 › Comprehensive Noise/Vibration/Harshness Procedure2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20…96
    96263 › Dec › 96 › Rear Tire - Inner Edge Wear2
    Customer Interest: › 96263 › Dec › 96 › Rear Tire - Inner Edge Wear2
    All Other Service Bulletins for Alignment: › 99-11-1 › Jun › 99 › Comprehensive Noise/Vibration/Harshness Procedure2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20…96
  - Specifications › Alignment2
  - Service and Repair › Centering Steering Wheel2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
- Relays and Modules - Steering and Suspension › Relays and Modules - Steering › Steering Control Module › Component Information › Specifications2 3
- Sensors and Switches - Steering and Suspension › Sensors and Switches - Steering › Power Steering Pressure Switch › Component Information4 pages
  - Specifications2
  - Testing and Inspection › Leaks2
- Steering123 pages
  - Diagnostic Connector, Steering › Component Information › Locations
  - Front Steering Knuckle › Component Information › Service and Repair2 3
  - Power Steering84 pages
    Power Steering Bleeding › System Information › Service and Repair › Air Bleeding2
    Power Steering Fluid › Component Information7 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins › Steering - Mercon V(R) Fluid Usage2
    Specifications › Capacity Specifications2
    Service and Repair › Fill Procedures2 3
    Power Steering Fluid Cooler › Component Information › Specifications2
    Power Steering Fluid Reservoir › Component Information › Specifications2
    Power Steering Line/Hose › Component Information51 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins45 pages
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Power Steering Line/Hose:15 pages
    99-4-1 › Mar › 99 › Power Steering - Moaning Noise At Idle2
    98B28 › Oct › 98 › Campaign - Power Steering Moan Noise Updated Service Kit2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
    97-13-3 › Jun › 97 › Steering Wheel - Grunt or Honk Noise/Vibration2 3 4
    Customer Interest:6 pages
    99-4-1 › Mar › 99 › Power Steering - Moaning Noise At Idle2
    97-13-3 › Jun › 97 › Steering Wheel - Grunt or Honk Noise/Vibration2 3 4
    Recalls: › 98B28 › Oct › 98 › Campaign - Power Steering Moan Noise Updated Service Kit2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
    All Other Service Bulletins for Power Steering Line/Hose: › 98B28 › Oct › 98 › Campaign - Power Steering Moan Noise Updated Service Kit2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
    All Other Service Bulletins for Power Steering Line/Hose:6 pages
    99-4-1 › Mar › 99 › Power Steering - Moaning Noise At Idle2
    97-13-3 › Jun › 97 › Steering Wheel - Grunt or Honk Noise/Vibration2 3 4
    Service and Repair › Pressure Hose2 3 4 5 6
    Variable Assist Control Valve <--> [Power Steering Pressure Control Valve] › Component Information7 pages
    Specifications2
    Service and Repair › Removal2 3 4 5
    Power Steering Pump › Component Information10 pages
    Specifications2 3
    Testing and Inspection › Flow and Pressure Test2 3
    Service and Repair › Removal and Installation2 3 4
    Steering Control Module › Component Information › Specifications2 3
  - Relays and Modules - Steering › Steering Control Module › Component Information › Specifications2 3
  - Sensors and Switches - Steering › Power Steering Pressure Switch › Component Information4 pages
    Specifications2
    Testing and Inspection › Leaks2
  - Steering Column5 pages
    Air Bag(s) Arming and Disarming › System Information › Service and Repair › Arming and Disarming2 3
    Key Reminder Switch › Component Information › Description and Operation
    Steering Column Cover › Component Information › Service and Repair
  - Steering Gear › Steering Rack Gear › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins8 pages
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Steering Rack Gear: › 97-13-3 › Jun › 97 › Steering Wheel - Grunt or Honk Noise/Vibration2 3 4
    Customer Interest for Steering Rack Gear: › 97-13-3 › Jun › 97 › Steering Wheel - Grunt or Honk Noise/Vibration2 3 4
  - Steering Shaft Coupler › Component Information3 pages
    Testing and Inspection
    Service and Repair › Coupling2
  - Steering Wheel › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4
  - Tie Rod8 pages
    Tie Rod Boot › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4
    Tie Rod End › Component Information4 pages
    Specifications
    Service and Repair › Inner2 3
- Suspension310 pages
  - Ball Joint › Component Information4 pages
    Specifications › Ball Joint, Lower2
    Testing and Inspection › Ball Joint, Lower2
  - Control Arm › Component Information6 pages
    Specifications › Sedan2
    Service and Repair › Front2 3 4
  - Front Steering Knuckle › Component Information › Service and Repair2 3
  - Radius Arm › Component Information4 pages
    Specifications2
    Service and Repair › Sedan2
  - Rear Knuckle › Component Information › Service and Repair › Removal2 3 4
  - Spindle › Component Information4 pages
    Locations
    Service and Repair › Sedan2 3
  - Stabilizer Bar, Sway Control11 pages
    Stabilizer Bushing › Component Information › Service and Repair › Sedan2
    Stabilizer Link › Component Information9 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins4 pages
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Stabilizer Link: › 9725 › Jan › 97 › Front Suspension - Clunking Noise2
    Customer Interest for Stabilizer Link: › 9725 › Jan › 97 › Front Suspension - Clunking Noise2
    Specifications › Sedan2
    Service and Repair › Front2 3
  - Subframe › Front Subframe Mount › System Information › Technical Service Bulletins12 pages
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Front Subframe Mount:6 pages
    97-23-1 › Nov › 97 › Front Suspension - Popping/Clunking/Thumping2 3 4
    9723 › Jan › 97 › Frame - Clunk on Heavy Acceleration or Deceleration2
    Customer Interest for Front Subframe Mount:6 pages
    97-23-1 › Nov › 97 › Front Suspension - Popping/Clunking/Thumping2 3 4
    9723 › Jan › 97 › Frame - Clunk on Heavy Acceleration or Deceleration2
  - Suspension Spring (Coil / Leaf) › Component Information11 pages
    Description and Operation
    Service and Repair › Front2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
  - Suspension Strut / Shock Absorber › Component Information43 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins8 pages
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Suspension Strut / Shock Absorber: › 97-23-1 › Nov › 97 › Front Suspension - Popping/Clunking/Thumping2 3 4
    Customer Interest for Suspension Strut / Shock Absorber: › 97-23-1 › Nov › 97 › Front Suspension - Popping/Clunking/Thumping2 3 4
    Specifications › Shock Absorber2
    Locations › Front2
    Description and Operation › Front2 3
    Testing and Inspection › Initial Inspection and Diagnostic Overview2 3 4 5
    Service and Repair › Front Air Shock Absorber2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
  - Wheel Bearing › Component Information207 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins198 pages
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Wheel Bearing:99 pages
    99-11-1 › Jun › 99 › Comprehensive Noise/Vibration/Harshness Procedure2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20…96
    97-18-4 › Sep › 97 › Radio - Am Band Static While Driving2 3
    Customer Interest: › 97-18-4 › Sep › 97 › Radio - Am Band Static While Driving2 3
    All Other Service Bulletins for Wheel Bearing: › 99-11-1 › Jun › 99 › Comprehensive Noise/Vibration/Harshness Procedure2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20…96
    Description and Operation › Bearing2
    Testing and Inspection › Front2
    Service and Repair › Front2 3 4 5
  - Wheel Hub › Axle Nut › Component Information › Specifications
- Wheels and Tires334 pages
  - Vehicle Lifting › Component Information › Service and Repair2
  - Tires › Spare Tire › Component Information3 pages
    Specifications
    Service and Repair › Conventional2
  - Wheels › Component Information112 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins › Wheels/Tires - Road Force Measurement Equipment2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20…98
    Service Precautions › Customer Safety Information2 3
    Description and Operation › Front2
    Service and Repair › Bends/Dents2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
  - Wheel Bearing › Component Information207 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins198 pages
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Wheel Bearing:99 pages
    99-11-1 › Jun › 99 › Comprehensive Noise/Vibration/Harshness Procedure2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20…96
    97-18-4 › Sep › 97 › Radio - Am Band Static While Driving2 3
    Customer Interest: › 97-18-4 › Sep › 97 › Radio - Am Band Static While Driving2 3
    All Other Service Bulletins for Wheel Bearing: › 99-11-1 › Jun › 99 › Comprehensive Noise/Vibration/Harshness Procedure2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20…96
    Description and Operation › Bearing2
    Testing and Inspection › Front2
    Service and Repair › Front2 3 4 5
  - Wheel Cover › Component Information › Service and Repair › Cleaning2
  - Wheel Hub › Axle Nut › Component Information › Specifications
  - Wheel Fastener › Component Information7 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins › Lug Nuts - Proper Installation/Torqueing Procedure2 3
    Specifications › Wheel Tightening Sequence2
    Service and Repair › Wheel Fastener2
12Heating and Air Conditioning Heating and Air Conditioning: Sections
13Restraint Systems Restraint Systems: Sections
14Accessories and Optional Equipment Accessories and Optional Equipment: Sections
15Body and Frame Body and Frame: Sections
16Cruise Control Cruise Control: Sections
17Instrument Panel, Gauges and Warning Indicators Instrument Panel, Gauges and Warning Indicators: Sections
18Lighting and Horns Lighting and Horns: Sections
19Windows and Glass Windows and Glass: Sections
20Wiper and Washer Systems Wiper and Washer Systems: Sections