Frame Bracket Knockout Removal

REMOVAL PROCEDURE
^ Tools Required:
- J 38794 Knockout Removal Tool

1. Raise the vehicle and suitably support with safety stands.

Important: The safety stands must remain under the lower control arms during the removal and the installation in order to retain the lower control arm position.

2. Support the lower control arms with a suitable jack stand.
3. Remove the tire and the wheel from the vehicle.
4. Remove the upper control arm from the frame bracket.
5. Install the knockout tool using the J 38794.
^ The forward bracket requires the bridge to be installed between the legs of the bracket due to access problems.
^ Apply extreme pressure lubricant to the threads of the T-bolt and insert the bolt through the knockout hole in the bracket support.
6. Remove the assemble the bridge, the bearing (chamfered side out), washer, and nut in order.
7. Remove the T-bolt head and the bridge must line up horizontally with the knockout. The bridge should span the knockout without interfering with the knockout procedure.
8. Tighten the T-bolt head against the knockout by turning the nut at the opposite end. An open end or an adjustable wrench may be needed to prevent the T-bolt from losing horizontal alignment with the knockout.

NOTICE: Do not subject the tool to more than 100 Nm (75 ft. lbs.) torque. Exceeding the recommended torque may damage the tool and/or the bracket.

9. If the tightened limit has been met and the knockout does not break free, use a die grinder to remove the knockout. Remove any wax coatings in the knockout area in order to make the stamped outline visible for removing.
10. Remove the J 38794 from the vehicle.

INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
1. Install the upper control arm into the frame brackets. Partially tighten the bolts and the nuts in order to allow alignment.
2. Install the tire and the wheel.
3. Remove the jack stands from the vehicle.
4. Lower the vehicle.
5. Align the front end.