Remove
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On each side of the vehicle, release the nut that secures the tie rod end to the
knuckle and disconnect the tie rod (torque 104 Nm).
Caution: To prevent ball joint damage, always hold the ball joint pin with a wrench while loosening or tightening the lock nut.
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On each side of the vehicle, release the nut that secures the sway bar end link
to the sway bar (torque 70 Nm).
Caution: To prevent ball joint damage, always hold the ball joint pin with a wrench while loosening or tightening the lock nut.
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On each side of the vehicle, release the nuts that secure the fore and aft lower
links to the knuckle (torque 195 Nm).
Caution: To prevent ball joint damage, always hold the ball joint pin with a wrench while loosening or tightening the lock nut.
- On each side of the vehicle, release the bolt that secures the strut to the aft lower link (torque 140 Nm).
- On each side of the vehicle, mark witness lines on the bolts that secure the fore and aft lower links to the subframe. Remove the bolts and remove the lower links from the vehicle (torque 130 Nm).
- Mark a witness line on the steering shaft and steering gear input shaft. Release the bolt that secures the lower steering shaft to the steering gear (torque 30 Nm). Separate the lower steering shaft from the steering gear.
- Release the bolts (x2) that secure the chiller to the subframe (torque 12 Nm).
- Disconnect the low voltage harness from battery coolant pump 1.
- On each side of the vehicle, remove the bolt (torque 20 Nm) that secures the condenser fan module bracket to the subframe.
- Release the bolts (x4) that secure the subframe to the body (torque 115 Nm).
- Slowly raise the vehicle. As the vehicle is being raised, move battery coolant pump 1 and its hoses underneath the sway bar to provide clearance.
