The front suspension carries steering loads, braking forces, road impacts, and vehicle weight at the front of the vehicle. For a Buick Enclave, the front suspension must keep the front tires properly positioned while allowing the wheels to move over road irregularities with controlled movement. The main service areas include the strut assemblies, lower control arms, stabilizer links, bushings, ball joints, steering knuckle, wheel hub assemblies, and related fasteners.
When diagnosing front suspension concerns, listen for clunks, squeaks, rattles, or knocking noises during turns, braking, and low-speed driving over bumps. Inspect for torn boots, leaking struts, cracked bushings, loose hardware, bent parts, corrosion, and signs of impact damage. After any front suspension repair that affects wheel position, perform a wheel alignment and road test the Buick Enclave to confirm stable handling, centered steering, and normal tire tracking.
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SPECIFICATIONS
FASTENER TIGHTENING SPECIFICATIONS
Fastener Tightening Specifications
ADHESIVES, FLUIDS, LUBRICANTS AND SEALERS
Adhesives, Fluids, Lubricants and Sealers
REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS
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FRONT SUSPENSION DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION
The front suspension has 2 primary purposes:
Isolate the driver and passengers from irregularities in the road surface.
Define the ride quality, steering
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Second Row Seats
The second row seat can be folded and moved forward to provide easier access to the third row. In the Buick Enclave, pulling the sliding seat lever forward folds the seat cushion and allows the seat to slide ahead.
See Rear Seats.
Third Row Seats
The third row seatbacks can be fo
This section explains how to use safety belts correctly and why proper belt use is so important. It also highlights several things that should never be done when using safety belts.
WARNING
Do not allow anyone to ride in a position where a safety belt cannot be worn properly. In a crash, injuries ca
