Rear Upper Arm Removal Note

Jack up the vehicle to the unloaded condition, and support the rear lower arm using a jack.

Fig 1: Supporting Rear Lower Arm Using Jack
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Align the rear crossmember component and rear upper arm and mark them.

Fig 2: Aligning Rear Crossmember Component And Rear Upper Arm With Mark
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Support the rear crossmember component with a jack and remove the rear crossmember installation nuts.

Fig 3: Supporting Rear Crossmember Component With Jack
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Press down on the rear crossmember component slowly until the rear upper arm inside installation bolts can be removed using a jack.

Fig 4: Rear Crossmember And Rear Upper Arm
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Remove the rear upper arm.