Removal and Installation

FRONT SUSPENSION MEMBER

Removal and Installation


REMOVAL

1.Remove tires with power tool. Exploded View.
2.Remove front under cover with power tool. Front Under Cover.
3.Remove engine under cover with power tool. Service and Repair.
4.Remove suspension member stay with power tool.
5.Separate steering gear assembly and lower joint. With Heated Steering Wheel.
6.Separate steering outer socket from steering knuckle. With Heated Steering Wheel.
7.Remove wheel sensor and sensor harness from steering knuckle. Removal and Installation.
8.Remove stabilizer connecting rod and shock absorber from transverse link. Removal and Installation.
9.Remove stabilizer bar. Removal and Installation.
10.Install engine slinger, and then hoist engine. Removal and Installation.
11.Remove transverse link from front suspension member. Removal and Installation.
12.Remove steering hydraulic piping bracket and steering gear from front suspension member.
- Steering hydraulic piping bracket: With Heated Steering Wheel.
- Steering gear: With Heated Steering Wheel.
13.Set suitable jack front suspension member.

CAUTION:
- Never damage the suspension member with a jack.
- Check the stable condition when using a jack.
14.Remove mounting nuts between engine mounting insulator and from front suspension member. Refer to
Removal and Installation.
15.Remove front suspension member stay.
16.Remove suspension member mounting bolts and nuts, and then remove front suspension member.

CAUTION:
Operate while checking that jack supporting status is stable.
17.Perform inspection after removal. Inspection.

INSTALLATION

Note the following, and install in the reverse order of removal.
- Perform final tightening of bolts and nuts at the vehicle installation position (rubber bushing), under unladen condition with tires on level ground.
- Never reuse front suspension member mounting nut.
- Never reuse front suspension member stay mounting nut.
- Perform inspection after installation. Inspection.