1948-1952 Shop Service Manual - - Hudson-Essex-Terraplane Club

12 - 2 FRONT SUSPENSION
FIGURE 1
1. Lower support arm assemblies
2. Coil spring
3. Lower support arm pivot
4. Lower support arm pivot to frame bolt
5. Lower support arm to spindle support
pivot and bushing
FRONT SUSPENSION
REMOVAL (RIGHT OR LEFT):
1. Raise car and place stand jacks under inner ends of the
lower support arms (1 ), Figure 1.
2. Remove wheel.
3. Remove shock absorber upper stud nut and palnut (30),
Figure 5.
4. Remove shock absorber lower mounting nuts and washers
(6) Figure 1. Turn shock absorber 1/4 turn and remove
through opening.
6. Shock absorber anchor plate and attaching
nuts
7. Front stabilizer bar
8. Stabilizer connectors
9. Brake backing plates
10. Steering arm nut
5. Remove lower support arm pivot to frame bolts (4), nuts
and lockwashers.
6. Raise car, allowing coil springs to expand and remove the
spring.
NOTE: Coil spring is under great pressure - Use care when
removing coil springs.
7. Remove stabilizer connector (8).
8. Remove outer tie rod end (13) Figure 2, from steering arm
using Tool J-2781-A.
9. Remove four bolts from brake backing plate and attach
backing plate (9) under fender to protect brake hose.