Disassembly

DISASSEMBLY





1. Remove the lower control arm-to-frame fasteners.
2. Remove front stabilizer shaft at lower control arms.
3. Remove lower control arms from frame.





4. Remove front stabilizer shaft-to-frame mounting bracket fasteners.
5. Remove front stabilizer shaft from frame. If front stabilizer shaft-to-frame STRUX(R) nut becomes damaged due to corrosion, cross-threading, etc., or is broken loose from the frame, it can be replaced using the following procedure:
If nut is broken loose from the frame and the bolt is locked in the nut, proceed to step 5.3.
If nut is not broken loose from the frame but is damaged and the bolt is removed:
5.1. Distort threads of the bolt sufficiently to cause the bolt to lock into the nut.
5.2. Install bolt and using an air impact wrench continue turning bolt until nut is broken loose from the frame.
5.3. Cut off bolt head.
5.4. Retrieve bolt shank and nut from frame cavity.
5.5. Install new bolt (P/N 21010823) and repair nut (P/N 21006321).
Torque: Front Stabilizer Shaft-to-Frame Nut: 140 Nm (103 ft. lbs.)
6. Remove cooling module support grommets from frame.





7. For coupes, remove left and right fender brace to frame J-nuts.