Rear Cross-Member: Service and Repair

Rear Suspension Frame Removal and Installation
Removal

WARNING: To avoid the risk of being burned, start your work after the exhaust system has cooled down.

1) Hoist vehicle and remove wheels (right and left).
2) Drain differential oil.
3) Remove rear drive shaft nut of left side.
4) Remove muffler.
5) Remove stabilizer bar.





6) To facilitate toe adjustment after reinstallation, put match marks (4) on washer (3) and on suspension frame (2) (right and left).
7) Remove control rod (No.2) (1).
8) Remove control rod (No.1).





9) Remove left drive shaft from differential and knuckle, and disconnect right drive shaft from differential.





10) To facilitate reinstallation, put match marks (1) on No.2 propeller shaft flange and differential flange. Disconnect No.2 propeller shaft form differential.
11) Remove differential, differential mounting and mounting bracket from suspension frame.
12) Remove suspension frame from vehicle body.

Installation





1) Install suspension frame to vehicle body and tighten suspension frame bolts to specified torque.
Tightening torque:
Suspension frame mounting bolts (a): 90 Nm (9.0 kgf-cm, 65.0 ft. lbs.)





2) Install differential mounting, mounting bracket and differential to suspension frame. Tighten each bolt to specified torque.
3) Connect No.2 propeller shaft to differential aligning match marks on flanges. Tighten bolts and nuts to specified torque.
4) Install right and left drive shafts.
5) Install control rods.
6) Install stabilizer bar.
7) Install muffler.
8) Fill differential oil.
9) Install wheels and tighten wheel nuts to specified torque.
Tightening torque
Wheel nut 85 Nm (8.5 kgf-cm, 61.5 ft. lbs.)