Idler Arm: Service and Repair

REMOVAL
1. Raise the vehicle and support the frame with suitable safety stands.





2. Remove nut and cotter pin then use remover J-36831 to disconnect [1][2]relay lever at the center track rod.





3. Remove stabilizer bar bolt and nut and push the stabilizer bar aside, then remove the [1][2]relay lever bolts
4. Remove [1][2]relay lever and bracket.
5. Remove [1][2]relay lever nut and washer.





6. Remove [1][2]relay lever, use remover J-22912-01 to remove relay lever from the bracket
7. Remove bracket.

INSTALLATION
1. Install bracket.
2. Install [1][2]relay lever.
3. Install nut and washer and tighten the nut to the specified torque.

Torque: 118 Nm (87 ft. lbs.)

4. Install [1][2]relay lever and bracket.
5. Install bolt and nut and tighten it to the specified torque.

Torque: 44 Nm (33 ft. lbs.)

6. Install nut and cotter pin and tighten the nut to the specified torque, with just enough additional torque to align cotter pin holes. Install new cotter pin.

Torque: 59 Nm (43 ft. lbs.)