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Removal (Front Arm)

  1. Raise and support vehicle. Remove wheel assemblies. Remove nuts attaching stabilizer bar links to front control arms. Remove bolts and nuts securing front control arms to wheel spindles. Remove muffler and exhaust assembly.
  2. Position jack under subframe, and remove 4 retaining bolts. Lower subframe until front control arm-to-crossmember bolt will clear fuel tank. Remove front control arm-to-crossmember bolt, and remove front control arm.