Difficulty

Very easy

Steps

3

Time Required

                          15 minutes

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1

  • Rear A-arm
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Removing the outter drive components
  • Begin by setting the truck on a large flat service with it’s shell off.
  • Hold the tire still and use the 6mm nut driver to remove the tire nut.
  • Remove the nut, tire, hex hub and drive pin and place them together so they won’t get lost.

Begin by setting the truck on a large flat service with it’s shell off.

Hold the tire still and use the 6mm nut driver to remove the tire nut.

Remove the nut, tire, hex hub and drive pin and place them together so they won’t get lost.

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Step 2

              Detaching the carrier hub
  • Use the 5mm allen wrench to remove the screw from the hub carrier and A-arm connection.
  • This screw will not back out all the way by simply turning it counter-clockwise. You will want to turn the screw counter-clockwise until it stops moving, then pull the screw the rest of the way out.
  • Rotate the hub upwards and away from the A-arm until the drive-shaft disconnects into two parts.

Use the 5mm allen wrench to remove the screw from the hub carrier and A-arm connection.

This screw will not back out all the way by simply turning it counter-clockwise. You will want to turn the screw counter-clockwise until it stops moving, then pull the screw the rest of the way out.

Rotate the hub upwards and away from the A-arm until the drive-shaft disconnects into two parts.

Step 3

              Removing the A-arm from the chassis
  • Use the 5mm allen wrench to remove the screw connecting the A-arm and the chassis.
  • This screw will not back out all the way by simply turning it counter-clockwise. You will want to turn the screw counter-clockwise until it stops moving, then pull the screw the rest of the way out.
  • Once this screw is removed, the A-arm will be free from the truck! Put the new A-arm in place of the old one and reverse these steps to re-assemble.

Use the 5mm allen wrench to remove the screw connecting the A-arm and the chassis.

Once this screw is removed, the A-arm will be free from the truck! Put the new A-arm in place of the old one and reverse these steps to re-assemble.

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                    Phillip Takahashi

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