Front Cross-Member: Service and Repair

FRONT SUSPENSION MEMBER

REMOVAL
1. Set engine slinger to engine, then suspend an engine.
2. Remove tire with power tool.
3. Remove undercover with power tool.
4. Remove steering hydraulic piping bracket from front suspension member.
5. Remove steering gear from front suspension member and hang steering gear on vehicle.
6. Remove suspension arm from front suspension member.
7. Remove stabilizer bar mounting bolts and nuts from front suspension member and hang stabilizer on vehicle with power fool.
8. Set jack under front suspension member.
9. Remove mounting bolts and nuts of member stay, then remove member stay from vehicle.
10. Remove fixing nuts between engine mounting insulator and front suspension member.
11. Remove front suspension member fixing nuts from body.
12. Slowly down jack to remove front suspension member from vehicle.

INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL
Check front suspension member for deformed parts, cracks, or any other damage. Replace if necessary.

INSTALLATION
^ Tighten in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION: Do not reuse non-reusable parts.

^ Perform final tightening of each part under unladen conditions with tires on ground. Check wheel alignment.