Rear

NOTE: The rear control arm, control arm bushings and pivot bar are serviced as a complete assembly on this vehicle. Do not attempt to disassemble the control arm from the pivot bar to service the rear control arm bushings. The ball joint and ball joint seal are to be replaced with the control arm removed from the vehicle.

REMOVAL
1. Raise vehicle on jackstands or centered on a frame contact type hoist using proper vehicle lifting procedures.
2. Remove both rear wheel and tire assemblies from the vehicle.

Shock Absorber To Knuckle Attaching:

3. Remove the shock absorber clevis bracket to rear knuckle attaching bolt and nut on both sides of the vehicle.





4. Remove muffler support bracket from rear frame rail.

Exhaust Pipe Hanger At Rear Suspension Crossmember:

5. Remove the rear exhaust pipe hanger bracket from the rear suspension crossmember. Let exhaust system drop down as far as possible.
6. On only the side of the vehicle requiring control arm removal, separate the control arm ball joint from the rear knuckle using following procedure.

Fig. 14:

- Remove cotter pin and castle nut attaching upper control arm ball joint to knuckle.
- Remove ball joint stud from knuckle using Puller, Special Tool, CT-1106. When using puller, install castle nut on ball joint stud to protect threads from damage.

Lowering And Supporting Rear Suspension Crossmember:

7. Position a transmission jack and wooden block under the center of the rear suspension crossmember to support and lower crossmember during removal.





8. If vehicle is equipped with antilock brakes, remove routing clips for wheel speed sensor cable from brackets on both upper control arms.





9. Remove the 4 bolts attaching rear suspension crossmember to rear frame rails.

CAUTION: When lowering rear suspension crossmember do not put a strain on the rear brake flex hoses.

Upper Control Arm Attachment To Crossmember:

10. Lower the rear suspension crossmember far enough to access the upper control arm pivot bar to crossmember attaching bolts. Remove the 2 bolts attaching the upper control arm to the rear suspension crossmember.
11. Remove the upper control arm from the vehicle.
12. Transfer any required components to the replacement control arm.

INSTALLATION
1. Align the upper control arm pivot bar with the mounting holes in the rear suspension crossmember. Install and tighten the 2 pivot bar to crossmember attaching bolts to a torque of 107 Nm (79 ft. lbs.).
2. Using transmission jack, raise rear suspension crossmember up to the rear frame rails and loosely install the 4 attaching bolts.





3. Position an appropriate size drift into the positioning hole in each side of rear suspension crossmember and crossmember locating holes in frame rails of the vehicle. This is required to properly position rear suspension crossmember in the body of the vehicle. Then tighten the 4 crossmember to frame rail attaching bolts to 95 Nm (70 ft. lbs.). Remove drifts from rear suspension crossmember.
4. Install upper ball joint stud in knuckle. Install and tighten the ball joint stud castle nut to a torque of 67 Nm (50 ft. lbs.). Install cotter pin in ball joint stud.
5. Remove transmission jack supporting rear suspension crossmember.
6. Install muffler support bracket on rear frame rail. Install rear exhaust pipe hanger on rear suspension crossmember.
7. If vehicle is equipped with antilock brakes, install the wheel speed sensor cable routing clip on upper control arm mounting bracket. Install and securely tighten attaching bolt.
8. Install the shock absorber clevis brackets on the rear knuckles. Install the shock absorber to knuckle mounting bolts. Tighten the mounting bolts to a torque of 95 Nm (70 ft. lbs.).
9. 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 129 Nm (95 ft. lbs.).
10. Lower vehicle to the ground.
11. Check and reset if required, rear wheel Camber and Toe to preferred specifications.