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Removal (Eldorado, Riviera and Seville)

  1. Raise vehicle on frame contact hoist. Remove wheels. Remove and support calipers. Remove necessary suspension components as required. Remove ELC height sensor connector and ELC compressor connector from wiring harness.
  2. Remove ELC compressor air intake filter from body. Remove intermediate parking brake cable from equalizer. Position cable clear of crossmember assembly.
  3. Remove brake crossover pipe retainer screws. Remove right rear brake hose retainer bolt and crossover pipe. Remove ABS wheel speed sensor and brackets.
  4. Support rear crossmember assembly with jackstands. Remove crossmember forward arm mounting bolts, upper mounting bolts and lower insulators. See Fig 1 . Slowly raise vehicle. Ensure brake lines, hoses and calipers are not damaged when crossmember is lowered.
Fig 1: Removing & Installing Crossmember Assembly Eldorado, Riviera and Seville
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