1. Raise and support the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle in General Information.
2. Place a jack stand under the torque tube.
3. Remove the mounting bracket-to-body bolts (5) from the torque tube bracket (4).
4. Lower the jack stand slightly in order to gain access to the torque tube bracket.



5. Remove the torque tube-to-bracket through bolt (7), nut (1), washers (2, 8), and spacers (3, 6).
6. Remove the torque tube bracket.

Important: Do not tighten the torque tube bracket through bolt. Hand tighten only until the bracket is secured to the vehicle body.

1. Install the torque tube bracket.



2. Install the torque tube-to-bracket through bolt (7), nut (1), washers (2, 8), and spacers (3, 6).
3. Raise the jack stand in order to install the torque tube mounting bracket to the vehicle body.

Notice: Refer to Fastener Notice in the Preface section.

4. Install the mounting bolts (5) to the torque tube bracket (4).

Tighten

•	Tighten the torque tube mounting bracket-to-body bolts to 55 N·m (41 lb ft).

•	Tighten the torque tube-to-bracket through bolt to 64 N·m (47 lb ft).

5. Remove the jack stand.
6. Lower the vehicle.