Install And Tighten The Bolts One After The Other In The Sequence -1, 2, 3 And 4-.

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-- Install And Tighten The Bolts One After The Other In The Sequence -1, 2, 3 And 4-.

NOTE:

Always Observe The Tightening Sequence For The Mounting Bracket Threaded Connection With The Suspension Strut To The Suspension Strut Tower.

Tightening Specifications. Refer To OVERVIEW - SUBFRAME .

Tightening Specifications. Refer To OVERVIEW - SUSPENSION STRUT AND UPPER CONTROL ARM .

Tightening Specifications. Refer To OVERVIEW - LOWER CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINT .

Tightening Specifications. Refer To OVERVIEW - WHEEL BEARING .

Tightening Specifications: Union Nut To The Hose Line On The DRC Shock Absorber. Refer To FRONT SUSPENSION STRUT .

Fig 1: Identifying Booth Joint Pins In Upper Control Arm

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NOTE:

Push The Upper Control Arms Down As Far As Possible While Tightening The Bolts!

-- Tighten The Threaded Connection -1-.

NOTE:

Version 1: When Connecting, Make Sure The T-Pin -Arrow- Engages In The Groove On The Shock Absorber Fork.

Fig 2: Insert 3424 Into Slot Of Wheel Bearing Housing

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Version 2: when Connecting, Make Sure The Pin -1- Engages In The Groove -2- On The Shock Absorber Fork.

Fig 3: Identifying Spreader Tool 3424, Pin And Groove

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Bonded Rubber Bushings Have A Limited Range Of Rotation. Only Tighten Suspension Threaded Connections When Vehicle Is In Curb Weight Or Control Position.

-- Fill The DRC System. Refer To DYNAMIC RIDE CONTROL (DRC), SYSTEM DRAINING AND FILLING .

-- Lifting Wheel Bearing To Curb Weight Position. Refer To WHEEL BEARING IN CURB WEIGHT, LIFTING VEHICLES WITH COIL SPRING, FRONT AXLE .

-- On Vehicles With Automatic Head Lamp Range Control, Perform Headlamp Basic Setting. Refer To AUTOMATIC HEADLAMP RANGE CONTROL .

-- If the Level Control System Sensor -- was removed and installed on a vehicle with electronically damping or if the linkage was loosened, the control position must be programmed again. Refer To CONTROL POSITION, PROGRAMMING .

-- If the control position was reprogrammed on vehicles with lane assist, the Directional Stabilization Assistance Control Module -J759- must be calibrated again. Refer To LANE ASSIST, CALIBRATING .

-- Tighten the wheel. Refer To WHEEL BOLT TIGHTENING SPECIFICATIONS .

-- Axle alignment is required. Refer To the table in EVALUATING NEED FOR AXLE ALIGNMENT .