Removal Procedure
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Pontiac Aztek and 2004 Buick Rendezvous. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Raise and support the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle in General Information.
- Support the front of the differential with a suitable stand.
- Loosen, but do not remove, the torque tube-to-bracket through bolt (7) and nut (1).
- Remove the cradle-to-differential mounting bolts (5), nuts (1), washers (2), and bushings (3) from the differential.
- Raise the stand slightly in order to gain access to the differential-to-cradle bushings.
- Remove the differential-to-cradle bushings (4).