Owners manual

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51088
Revised
12.1.05
1. Measure and record the distance from the
center of each wheel to the top of its fender
opening. Record below.
2. Ensure that your work space is of ade-
quate size and the work surface is level. Place
the vehicle in neutral. Place your floor jack
under the front cross member and raise vehi-
cle. Place jack stands under the frame rails
behind the front wheel wells and lower the
frame onto the stands (It is important to have
the vehicle sitting level side-to-side on jack
stands before starting this project). Remove
the jack and place the vehicle back in gear,
set the emergency brake, and place blocks
both in front and behind the rear wheels.
3. Remove front wheels.
4. Remove any skid plates or debris shields
from the vehicle.
5. Measure the torsion bar adjusting screw
depth and record this dimension for later use
on re-assembly. See ILLUSTRATION 1.
WARNING! Be extremely careful when
unloading or loading the torsion bars on your
vehicle. There is a tremendous
amount of stored energy! Keep
your hands and body clear of the
adjuster arm assembly and puller
tool in case anything slips or
breaks!
6. Mark the torsion bar orien-
tation for later re-installation.
Apply a small amount of lubri-
cation grease to the puller
threads and the puller shaft-to-
adjuster arm contact point. Load
the puller and torsion adjuster arm until the
adjuster nut can be removed from the cross
member. Remove the torsion bar adjusting
screw. Release the puller to unload the tor-
sion bar. With the bar unloaded, slide it for-
ward into the lower control arm until the ad-
juster arm falls free.
NOTE: If the bar seems stuck, use a
hammer and punch through the hole in the rear
of the cross member to dislodge it.
7. Repeat this procedure on the other side of
the vehicle.
LR: RR:
RF: LF:
LEFT: RIGHT:
FRONT DISASSEMBLY:
Illustration 2
Driver Side
See Special Equipment
Notice on Page 3.
Illustration 1
Passenger Side
Measure & Save
Dimensions Before
Disassembly!
Front of vehicle