Tools Required

KM-906-B Bushing Remover/Installer

Caution: Refer to Vehicle Lifting Caution in the Preface section.




1. Raise the vehicle on the hoist.
2. Remove the rear wheel and tire assemblies.
3. Remove the rear exhaust system from the resonator back.



4. Remove the heat shield from the rear suspension support.



5. Remove the upper and lower control arm to the rear axle control arm attachment bolts, discard the bolts and nuts.



6. Remove the stabilizer bar links from the rear axle control arms.




Caution: Failure to support crossmember can cause crossmember to drop to the ground when crossmember mounting bolts are removed.

Caution: Support the front of the vehicle to ensure that the vehicle will not become unbalanced and tip forward, off the hoist, once the rear crossmember is removed (due to decreased proportion of rear vehicle mass). Failure to support front of vehicle could cause vehicle to fall off hoist.

7. Support the rear suspension support with a suitable support stand.
8. Remove the 4 rear suspension support to body bolts and discard the bolts.
9. Remove the rear suspension support from the vehicle.

1. Raise the rear suspension support assembly into the vehicle and install using new bolts.

Tighten
Tighten the rear suspension support-to-body bolts to 90 N·m (66 lb ft) + 90-105 degrees.




2. Install the upper and lower rear suspension control arms to the rear axle control arms using new nuts and bolts.

Tighten
Tighten the rear suspension control arm-to-knuckle to 90 N·m (66 lb ft) + 60-75 degrees.




3. Install the stabilizer links to the rear axle control arm.

Tighten
Tighten the rear stabilizer bar-to-knuckle to 55 N·m (41 lb ft).




4. Install the heat shield to the rear suspension support.

Tighten
Tighten the heat shield-to-rear suspension support to 8 N·m (71 lb in).




5. Install the rear exhaust system with the resonator attached.

Tighten
Tighten the exhaust manifold pipe-to-exhaust pipe bolts to 20 N·m (15 lb ft).

Notice: Refer to Wheel Installation Caution in the Preface section.

6. Position the wheel onto the hub.
7. Install the wheel bolts and tighten in a star pattern.

7.1.	Hand tighten all 5 wheel bolts.

7.2.	Use a torque wrench to tighten the wheel bolts using a star pattern

Tighten
Tighten the wheel bolts first pass to 63 N·m (46 lb ft).

7.3.	Use a torque wrench to final tighten the wheel bolts using a star pattern.

Tighten
Tighten the wheel bolts final pass to 125 N·m (92 lb ft).

8. Lower the vehicle from the hoist.