Removal and Installation

Axle Assembly

Removal and Installation
1. Remove the rear subframe assembly.
2. Remove the axle front insulator bolt.
^ To install, tighten to 90 Nm (66 ft. lbs.).








3. Remove the 2 rear axle insulator bolts, then remove the axle assembly.
^ Lower the axle assembly from the rear of the stabilizer bar.
^ The RH rear axle insulator bolt is not removed from the vehicle until the axle assembly is removed.
^ To install, tighten to 110 Nm (81 ft. lbs.).





4. NOTE: Tighten the rear axle insulator bolts, then the axle front insulator bolt.

To install, reverse the removal procedure.
^ For Freestyle vehicles, the damper must be installed at the RH side insulator bolt.