Front Installation
:
1. Park the vehicle on level ground, set the emergency brake, and block the
rear tires. Raise the vehicle and support frame rails using jack stands.
2. While supporting front axle with floor jack, remove tires and wheels.
Remove front sway bar end links using 18mm and 21mm socket. (See
Photo #1). Disconnect drag link from pitman arm. Disconnect the upper
brake line bracket from the upper coil bucket and disconnect the brake-
line bracket from the axle.
3. Disconnect the track bar from the track bar bracket using a 1 3/16” socket.
(See Photo #2). Remove both brakeline brackets from the outside of the
coil spring buckets on the frame using 10mm socket.
4. Remove the front shocks from the vehicle. Lower the axle down so that
the coil springs become loose and remove. (See Photo #3) Be sure to
retain the upper rubber isolator pads, they will be used again on the new
coil springs.
5. Disconnect the radius arms from the factory frame bracket using a 15/16”
socket. Remove one side at a time so axle doesn't move.
6. Remove the factory track bar bracket from the frame and front crossmem-
ber using a 21mm and 18mm socket. Loosen and remove the pitman
arm nut from the steering sector shaft using a 1 13/16” socket. Using a
pitman arm puller, remove the pitman arm from the sector. (See Photo
#4)
7. Before installing the new pitman arm, it is
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT
that
the following steps be followed. The dri-lock compound on the threads of
the factory nut and the threads on the steering sector shaft must be thor-
oughly cleaned off and threads dried before applying thread locking com-
pound.
8.
Apply a heavy bead of the supplied thread locking compound all the
way around the entire threads of the nut. (See Photo #4A). Once the
thread locking compound has been applied, install the new pitman
arm and factory nut.
Torque factory nut to 350 Ft. Lbs
!
Photo #2
Photo #3
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Photo #4
Photo #4A
Photo #1
