Removal ("C" & "H" Bodies)
- Raise and support vehicle. Allow suspension to hang freely. Remove wheel. Remove ELC height sensor link from right control arm (if equipped). Remove parking brake cable retaining clip at left control arm. Remove stabilizer bar from bracket.
- Place chain around spring and through control arm as a safety precaution. Position Holding Fixture (J-23028-01
) to cradle the control arm. See Fig 1
. Raise jack to remove tension from pivot bolts.
- Remove rear pivot bolt from control arm. Carefully move jack to remove tension from front of control arm. Remove front pivot bolt. Slowly lower jack to allow control arm to pivot downward.
- Once spring tension is relieved, remove safety chain, spring and insulators. DO NOT force control arm or ball joint to remove spring.
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