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Lower Suspension Support: Removal

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  1. Raise the vehicle on a hoist.
  2. Remove the tire and wheel assemblies.
  3. Remove the front fender liners.
  4. Remove the engine strut from the lower engine mount and frame.
  5. Remove the front exhaust pipe.
  6. Disconnect the Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) harness from the lower control arms.
  7. Remove the ball joints from the steering knuckles.
  8. Remove the tie rods from the steering knuckles.
  9. On vehicles with a brake pipe running along the support frame, remove the brake pipe from the retainers.
  10. Remove the power steering gear mounting bolts and secure out of the way using mechanic's wire, being sure not to overextend the intermediate shaft.
  11. Remove the front suspension support brace.
  12. Lower the vehicle until the front suspension crossmember rests on jack stands.
  13. Remove the front suspension crossmember mounting bolts.
  14. Raise the vehicle off of the front suspension crossmember.
  15. Remove the lower control arms. See Fig 1 .
    Fig 1: Removing/Installing Lower Control Arm
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