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CHRYSLER CARAVAN 2002 Owners Manual (2) Install NEW pivot bolt attaching front bushing
of lower control arm to front suspension cradle cross-
member (Fig. 29).Do not tighten or torque pivot
bolt at this time.
(3) Install the reinforceme

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CHRYSLER CARAVAN 2002 Owners Manual to minimize the body roll of the vehicle during sus-
pension movement.
Connecting the stabilizer bar links to the strut
assemblies helps reduce the fore-and-aft rate of the
stabilizer bar from the res

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CHRYSLER CARAVAN 2002 Owners Manual INSTALLATION
NOTE: Two different diameter stabilizer bars are
available for this vehicle. Therefore, two different
size bushings/cushions are also used. Use the cor-
rect bushing/cushion on the correc

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CHRYSLER CARAVAN 2002 Owners Manual (5) Hand-thread the nut on the end of each stabi-
lizer bar link stud. Hold the studs from turning by
placing an open-end wrench on the flat machined
into the links mounting stud, then tighten each n

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CHRYSLER CARAVAN 2002 Owners Manual The coil spring controls ride quality and maintains
proper ride height.
The spring isolators isolate the coil spring at the
top and bottom from coming into metal-to-metal con-
tact with the upper seat

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CHRYSLER CARAVAN 2002 Owners Manual CAUTION: When removing the nut from the stud of
the stabilizer bar link, do not allow the stud to
rotate in its socket. Hold the stud from rotating by
placing an open-end wrench on the flat machined

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CHRYSLER CARAVAN 2002 Owners Manual (7) Remove the 3 nuts attaching the strut assem-
bly upper mount to the strut tower (Fig. 43) and
remove the strut assembly from the vehicle.
(8) To disassemble the strut assembly, (Refer to 2 -
SUSPE

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CHRYSLER CARAVAN 2002 Owners Manual (11) Remove the jounce bumper from the dust
shield. The jounce bumper is removed from the dust
shield by collapsing the dust shield until the jounce
bumper can be pulled free from the dust boot.
(12)

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CHRYSLER CARAVAN 2002 Owners Manual (5) If the pivot bearing has been removed from the
upper seat, install the pivot bearing on the top of the
upper spring seat (Fig. 48). The bearing must be
installed on upper seat with the smaller dia

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CHRYSLER CARAVAN 2002 Owners Manual (12) Slowly release the tension from the coil spring
by backing off the compressor drive fully. As the ten-
sion is relieved, make sure the upper mount, pivot
bearing and upper seat are align properly