(12) Install nuts to hold engine mounts to cradle.
(13) Align front suspension if necessary.
REAR SUSPENSION CROSSMEMBER
REMOVAL
(1) Open the fuel filler door. Remove the 3 fuel
filler neck attaching screws. Remove the fuel filler
cap.
(2) Raise vehicle on jackstands or centered on a
frame contact type hoist. See Hoisting in the Lubri-
cation and Maintenance section of this manual, for
the required lifting procedure to be used for this
vehicle.
(3) Remove both rear wheel and tire assemblies
from the vehicle.
(4) Remove the nut and bolt attaching each of the
4 lateral links to the crossmember (Fig. 2). The bolt
for the left front lateral link may not be
removed at this time. Remove the nut only.
Once the crossmember is lowered, the bolt can
be easily removed. (Fig. 2). Notice the forward
attaching bolts face rearward.
CAUTION: The bolts attaching the forward lateral
links to the crossmember must be installed with the
bolts pointing rearward (Fig. 2) to prevent damage
to the fuel tank and or fuel tubes in case of an acci-
dent. The bolt attaching the left rear lateral link
must be installed with the bolt pointing forward to
prevent damage to the fuel filler tube.
(5) Remove the screw securing the brake tubes to
the left stabilizer bar isolator bushing retainer.
(6) Remove the 4 bolts attaching both stabilizer
bar isolator bushing retainers to the frame rails (the
2 rearward attaching bolts also attach the front cor-
ners of the rear suspension crossmember in place).
Allow the stabilizer bar to hang down.
(7) Remove the parking brake cable tensioner from
the intermediate parking brake cable. Refer to Base
Brake System in Group 5 Brakes in this manual for
the required service procedure.
(8) Remove the parking brake cable tensioner from
the left rear parking brake cable. Refer to Base
Brake System in Group 5 Brakes in this manual for
the required service procedure.
(9) Remove the right rear parking brake cable
from the intermediate parking brake cable. Refer to
Base Brake System in Group 5 Brakes in this man-
ual for the required service procedure.
(10) Remove the retainer clips securing both rear
parking brake cables assemblies to the rear suspen-
sion crossmember (Fig. 3).
(11) Remove parking brake cables from crossmem-
ber.
(12) Remove nuts attaching both brake proportion-
ing valves to the rear corners of the crossmember
(Fig. 4).
(13) Position a transmission jack under the muf-
fler.
(14) Disconnect the hanger securing the exhaust
resonator to the rear frame rail.
(15) Disconnect the hangers securing the exhaust
muffler to the rear suspension crossmember. There is
one hanger on each side of the muffler.
(16) Lower the transmission jack and muffler
enough to allow for better access to the rear cross-
member.
Fig. 2 Lateral Link Attachment To Crossmember
1 – LATERAL LINKS
2 – LEFT FRONT LATERAL LINK BOLT
3 – LATERAL LINKS
Fig. 3 Rear Parking Brake And Retainer Clip (left)
1 – INTERMEDIATE PARKING BRAKE CABLE
2 – CLIP
3 – FUEL TANK
4 – MUFFLER
5 – REAR PARKING BRAKE CABLE
13 - 8 FRAMES AND BUMPERS LH
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
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