| Disconnect wiring for speedometer (green arrow) and remove harness from
securing clip (blue arrow). |
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Remove the six 8mm Allen head bolts and 3 supports (blue arrow) securing
each axles to the differential.
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| Pull axle away from differential and tie it to the body with
string or wire. Do not let axle hang from car. |
| Remove the four 17mm nuts securing the driveshaft to the differential. The
driveshaft can be locked in place by placing manual transmission in gear or Automatic in
Park. |
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| Support differential with jack or similar. Remove the four 19mm bolts
securing differential to rear sub-frame. |
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| Remove 19mm bolt from rear differential mount and remove differential. |
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CAUTION!: Differential is heavy, take care not to drop it when removing final bolt.
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| Separate drive shaft halves by loosening slip nut and sliding rear section
of shaft out. |
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| NOTE: Mark
both halves of shaft first, shaft is balanced as a unit and must be assembled in correct
orientation or vibration will result. |
| Support rear sub-frame and remove the 22mm nut and two 6mm Allen bolts
from each sub-frame bracket. |
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| Lower sub-frame slightly. Mounts may be seized on
studs, in which case, knocking the side of the mounts with a hammer will usually free
them. |
| Disconnect brake hoses on either side to prevent them being stretched. |
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| Cut any plastic cable ties securing brake sensor wiring to
sub-frame. Pop park brake cables out of plastic holders. |
| Remove the 19mm nuts from each bolt securing control arm to
sub-frame. Do not remove bolts at this time. |
| Carefully slide both bolts out of each control arm and pull
control arm free of sub-frame. Control arm is currently supported by both the rear
shock and the sway bar. It may be necessary to disconnect the sway bar to achieve the
clearance required to separate the control arms from the sub-frame. As long as brake
hose is disconnected, no damage can result from allowing control arm to hang free,
however, if you have something, such as a jack stand, available to support the control
arm, use it. |
| Remove support from under sub-frame and drop sub-frame out of
car. |
Installation:
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| Install control arm bolts, without tightening, before
tightening sub-frame mount nuts. The extra play in having the sub-frame loose will
make control arm installation easier. |
| Do not tighten control arm bolts until everything else is
assembled. Place vehicle's weight on its wheels to correctly pre-tension the
bushings before tightening control arms. |
| Vehicle's rear wheels can be placed on blocks or spare wheels
to achieve pre-loading while still allowing access under the rear of the vehicle to
tighten the bolts. |
| Bleed brake system |
