- Jack the vehicle up and support the body with stands.
- Support the rear axle housing with a jack.
- If necessary, disconnect the brake tube from the brake hose. Remove the
clip and disconnect the hose from the body.
- On models with ABS, remove the ABS warning harness bracket.
- Disconnect the Load Sensing Proportioning Valve spring from the lower control
arm.
- Disconnect the shock absorber from the lower control arm.
- Remove the nut and bolt retaining the lateral control rod. Extract the lateral
control rod with the bushings.
To install:
- Install the lateral control rod with bushings. Temporarily install the bolt
and two nuts.
- Connect the shock absorber to the lower control arm and tighten the new
until the bolt protrudes 0.059 inch (1.54mm) or more.
- Connect the LSPV spring to the lower control arm and tighten to 9 ft. lbs.
(13 Nm).
- On models with ABS, install the ABS wiring harness bracket.
- If removed, connect the brake hose to the body with the clip. Attach the
brake tube.
- Lower the vehicle and stabilize the suspension. Bounce the vehicle up and
down several times to stabilize the suspension.
- Jack up the vehicle and support the rear axle housing with stands.
- Tighten the nuts of the lateral control rod on the body side to 156 ft.
lbs. (211 Nm) and the axle housing side to 43 ft. lbs. (59 Nm).
- If the lines were cracked, bleed the brake system.
- Lower the vehicle.