Removal and Installation: Removal
- Remove tires with power tool. Refer to Exploded View .
- Remove front under cover with power tool. Refer to Removal and Installation .
- Remove engine under cover with power tool. Refer to Removal and Installation .
- Remove suspension member stay with power tool.
- Separate steering gear assembly and lower joint. Refer to Removal and Installation .
- Separate steering outer socket from steering knuckle. Refer to Removal and Installation .
- Remove wheel sensor and sensor harness from steering knuckle. Refer to Removal and Installation .
- Remove stabilizer connecting rod and shock absorber from transverse link. Refer to Removal and Installation .
- Remove stabilizer bar. Refer to Removal and Installation .
- Install engine slinger, and then hoist engine. Refer to Removal and Installation (VQ37VHR), Removal and Installation (VK56VD).
- Remove transverse link from front suspension member. Refer to Removal and Installation .
- Remove steering hydraulic piping bracket and steering gear from front suspension member. Refer to Exploded View and Removal and Installation .
- Set suitable jack front suspension member.CAUTION: Check that jack supporting status is stable.
- Remove mounting nuts between engine mounting insulator and from front suspension member. Refer to Removal and Installation (VQ37VHR), Removal and Installation (VK56VD).
- Remove front suspension member stay.
- Remove suspension member mounting bolts and nuts, and then remove front suspension member.CAUTION: Operate while checking that jack supporting status is stable.
- Perform inspection after removal. Refer to Inspection .