Rear SUBFRAME: Installation
- To install, reverse removal procedure. Arrows on aluminum washers of bonded rubber bushing must face opposite direction of travel (toward rear). See Fig 1
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- Use tap to clean threads in final drive flange. Use NEW subframe bolts, lower strut assembly bolts, brake caliper bolts and driveshaft bolts.
- Torque fasteners to specification. Bolted connections in rubber bushings should only be torqued to specification once vehicle is resting on its own weight. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
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- Align rear subframe. See REAR SUBFRAME
under ADJUSTMENTS & INSPECTION.
- Adjust parking brake. Check wheel alignment. See PROCEDURES & SPECIFICATIONS
article in WHEEL ALIGNMENT.