Crossmember - Front I-Brace Bracket

CROSSMEMBER - FRONT I-BRACE BRACKET

Removal
1. Raise and support the vehicle.







2. Remove the four bolts and the front I-brace. Discard tile bolts.







3. Remove and discard the front I-brace bracket shoulder bolt.







4. Remove the rear lower control arm nut and the front I-brace bracket. Discard the nut.







5. Remove the bolts and position the power steering gear aside.
- Discard the nuts.

6. Remove and discard the rear lower control arm bolt.

Installation







1. Position the front I-brace bracket and install the rear lower control arm cam bolt and nut.







2. Position the power steering gear and install the bolts.







3. NOTE: The front I-brace shoulder bolt will have 1.5 mm (0.059 in) if clearance between the front I-brace bracket and the bolt. This is normal and the bolt should not be tightened any further.

Install the front I-brace bracket shoulder bolt.







4. Position the front I-brace and loosely install the bolts.
1 Loosely install the front bolt.
2 Position the front I-brace.
3 Loosely install the rear bolt.







5. Make sure that the front I-brace insulators are correctly positioned.







6. Install the front I-brace bolts.







7. Tighten the front I-brace bolts.
8. Align the front suspension.