Front Longitudinal Member Heat Shield, Removing And Installing: Removing

-- Remove the rear heat shield for the longitudinal member. Refer to REAR LONGITUDINAL MEMBER HEAT SHIELD, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Right: remove the nut -2- and free up the coolant pipe -3-.

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-- Remove the spring nuts -arrows-.

TIP:

Depending on the equipment versions, a clip may be installed instead of the spring nut -arrow-.

-- Remove the heat shield -1- downward to the toward the rear.