FREE REPAIR MANUALS & LABOR GUIDES 1982-2013 Vehicles
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Rear Lateral Link

REMOVE
1. Raise vehicle on jackstands or centered on a frame contact type hoist. Refer to Maintenance for the required lifting procedure to be used for this vehicle
2. Remove the rear wheel and tire assembly from the side of the vehicle requiring lateral link removal.






3. Remove the nut, bolt and washer attaching the lateral link to the knuckle.






4. Remove the bolt and nut attaching the lateral link to the rear suspension crossmember.
5. Remove rear lateral link from vehicle.

INSTALL
1. Install the lateral link and the attaching nut and bolt at rear suspension crossmember. The rear lateral link is to be installed with the adjusting screw toward rear knuckle not rear suspension crossmember.
2. Install the lateral link and the attaching nut, bolt and washer at rear knuckle.
3. Torque both lateral link attaching bolts to 108 Nm (80 ft. lbs.).
4. Install wheel and tire assembly on vehicle. Tighten the wheel mounting stud nuts in proper sequence until all nuts are torqued to half specification. Then repeat the tightening sequence to the full specified torque of 135 Nm (100 ft. lbs.).
5. Lower vehicle to the ground.
6. Check and reset rear wheel Camber and Toe to specifications if required. Refer to Wheels, Tires and Alignment, Alignment, Adjustments for Front And Rear Alignment Setting Procedure.