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.
Place a jack stand under the torque tube.
Remove the mounting bracket-to-body bolts (5) from the torque tube bracket (4).
Lower the jack stand slightly in order to gain access to the torque tube bracket.

Fig 1: Torque Tube And Components

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Remove the torque tube-to-bracket through bolt (7), nut (1), washers (2, 8), and spacers (3, 6).
Remove the torque tube bracket.