Upper & Lower Control Arms: Removal

Raise and support vehicle. Raise up the rear axle housing and support it with a jack.
Disconnect the parking brake cable from the lower control arm. See Fig 1.

Fig 1: Removing Parking Brake Cable
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Remove the bolt and nut holding the upper control arm to the frame. See Fig 2.

Fig 2: Removing Upper Control Arm-To-Frame Bolt
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Remove the bolt, plate washer and nut holding the upper control arm to the rear axle housing, and remove the upper control arm. See Fig 3.

Fig 3: Removing Upper Control Arm-To-Axle Housing Bolt
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Remove the 2 bolts and protector. See Fig 4.

Fig 4: Removing Lower Control Arm Protector
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Remove the bolt and nut holding the lower control arm to the frame. See Fig 5.

Fig 5: Removing Lower Control Arm-To-Frame Bolt
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Remove the bolt, plate washer and nut holding the lower control arm to the rear axle housing, and remove the lower control arm. See Fig 6.

Fig 6: Removing Lower Control Arm-To-Axle Housing Bolt