The Plymouth Voyager is one of the minivans that helped pin money the fortunes of the Chrysler Society. The Voyager is one of the most universal minivan models ever sold and is common for its acceptable handling, due to the coil springs in MacPherson struts in front and leaf spring in the rear.
Instructions
Removing the Front Coil Spring
1. Elevate the Voyager, block the wheels securely and remove the strut assembly as a unmarried unit.
2. Mount the strut assembly in a enormous vice, nevertheless clamp it one at the strut clevis bracket.
3. Attach the spring compressor and compress the coil spring, Cook up decided the upper spring seat and moment coil from the backside are clamped into the compressor. This system can be formidable whether the spring slips from the compressor.
4. Remove the strut shaft devotee by gripping the strut shaft with a wrench.
5. Catch the upper strut mount gone from the strut meeting and slowly remove the compressor stuff from the spring, followed by the spring seat and focus bearing meeting.
6. Remove the spring from the strut meeting and transform it with a just out spring.
Reinstalling the Front Coil Spring
7. Clamp the strut meeting into the vice and convert the spring. Rank the backside of the spring with the clevis bracket
Reinstall the rear axle plate bolts and torque to manufacturer's specifications. Reattach the rear shock absorbers to the lower brackets.20. Lower the vehicle and tighten the front pivot bolt, shackle nuts and shock absorber bolts to the manufacturer's specified levels.
Reinstall the compressor and compress the spring. Generate trustworthy the compressor is attached properly before compressing the spring.
10. Reinstall the spindle bearing onto the upper spring seat smaller side of the bearing facing the spring seat.
11. Attach the strut mount onto the upper spring seat before hand tightening the strut shaft nut.
12. Tighten the strut shaft nut and be sure the spring is seated correctly before proceeding to remove the compressor tool.
13. Lower the vehicle and perform a safety check before taking the Voyager out on the road.
Replacing the Rear Leaf Springs
14. Raise and securely support the Voyager on jack stands and raise the rear axle in order to relieve the pressure on the leaf springs.
15. Unfasten the lower ends of the shock absorbers before removing the axle plate bolts from the leaf springs.
16. Lower the rear axle to free the rear springs. Support the spring while removing the mounting bolts from the spring hanger at the front and take off the rear spring shackle nuts and plate.
17.Slip the leaf spring from its shackle and remove the leaf spring assembly along with the front leaf spring mount pivot bolt.
18. Reattach the leaf spring, mounting plate and reinstall the leaf spring to the shackle plate. Position the lower leaf spring isolator.
19. Lift the axle assembly in order to align the leaf spring post.8. Levy the upper spring seat onto the coil spring and straighten the spring seat dent (on top) with the strut clevis bracket.9.
