Front Lower

REMOVAL PROCEDURE

- Tools Required
- J 28467-360 Engine Holding Fixture Tool





1. Install the J 28467-360. Refer to Engine Support Fixture in Engine.
2. Raise and support the vehicle. Refer to Vehicle Lifting.
3. Remove the front tire and wheel assembly from the vehicle. Refer to Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation in Tires or Wheel.
4. Remove the suspension support brace (5) and the stabilizer shaft (110), if equipped. Refer to Stabilizer Shaft Replacement.





5. Remove the following components from the lower control arm:
- The one bolt
- The two nuts





6. Remove the following components from the vehicle:
- The 4 bolts (1, 8, 9, 11)
- The 1 nut (12)
- The front lower control arm bracket (10)
- The front lower control arm

IMPORTANT: If you are removing the LH front lower control arm from a vehicle equipped with an automatic transmission, you must remove the front suspension crossmember, the trans support, the two lower control arms, and the front stabilizer shaft (if equipped) together as a complete unit. Refer to Front Suspension Crossmember Replacement.

INSTALLATION PROCEDURE





1. Install the front lower control arm. Secure with the bolt (1). DO NOT tighten.
2. Install the stabilizer shaft and the stabilizer shaft link to the front lower control arm (if equipped with a stabilizer shaft). Secure with the nut. DO NOT tighten.
3. Install the front lower control arm bracket (10) to the crossmember. Secure with the nut (12).
- Tighten the nut to 19 Nm (14 ft. lbs.).

4. Install the front stabilizer shaft insulator clamp (if equipped with a stabilizer shaft). Secure with the nut (5).
- Tighten the nut to 19 Nm (14 ft. lbs.).

5. Install, but do not tighten, the 4 bolts (3, 8, 9, 11).





6. Install the following to the lower control arm:
- The two nuts
- The one bolt
- Tighten the nuts and the bolt to 142 Nm (105 ft. lbs.).





7. Install the following components:
- The suspension support brace (5)
- The 2 suspension support brace nuts (4, 6)
- Tighten the 2 nuts to 69 Nm (51 ft. lbs.).





8. Install the tire and wheel assembly. Refer to Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation in Tires or Wheel.
9. Lower the vehicle.
10. Raise the vehicle on a drive-on lift or move the vehicle to an alignment rack. Refer to Vehicle Lifting.

IMPORTANT: The weight of the vehicle must be supported by the vehicle's tires and wheels.

11. Stabilize the suspension by lifting up and pushing down the front bumper.
12. Torque the 1 bolt (9).
- Tighten the bolt to 175 Nm (129 ft. lbs.).

13. Torque the 1 bolt (1).
- Tighten the bolt to 215 Nm (158 ft. lbs.).

14. Torque the 1 bolt (3).
- Tighten the bolt to 225 Nm (167 ft. lbs.).

15. Torque the 1 bolt (11).
- Tighten the bolt to 147 Nm (109 ft. lbs.).

16. Torque the 1 bolt (8).
- Tighten the bolt to 123 Nm (91 ft. lbs.).

17. Use a 5 mm hex wrench in order to hold the stabilizer shaft link stud. Tighten the stabilizer shaft link nut.
- Tighten the nut to 44 Nm (33 ft. lbs.).

18. Remove the J 28467-360. Refer to Engine Support Fixture in Engine.
19. Measure the front wheel alignment. Adjust as necessary. Refer to Measuring Wheel Alignment in Alignment.
20. Remove the vehicle from the alignment rack.