Installation Procedure
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- Remove the bolt bracing the power steering return hose to the cylinder head.
- Install the J 42504 to the cylinder head.
- Remove the air inlet grill. Refer to AIR INLET GRILLE PANEL REPLACEMENT in Body Front End.
- Remove the rearward strut bolts from the right and left strut towers.
- Install the J 42478 (2) into the strut threads.
- Place the strut adapters (J 28467-33A) (1) on top of the four remaining forward strut tower bolts.
- Install the strut tower support assemblies (J 28467-5A) over the adapters J 42478 and (J 28467-33A).
- Install the T-Bolts to the J 42478 and (J 28467-33A).
- Install the strut tower tube (J 28467-3) into the strut tower support assemblies (J 28467-5A).
- Install the 1/2 in. x 2.5 in. quick release pin (J 28467-10) (2) through the strut tower support assembly (J 28467-5A) (3) and the strut tower tube (J 28467-3) (1) on one side only.
- Install the radiator shelf tube (J 28467-2A) on top of the strut tower tube (J 28467-3) over the J 42504 .
- Install the round tube of the front support assembly (J 28467-4A) through the large hole in the radiator shelf tube (J 28467-2A). The hole used in the radiator shelf tube (J 28467-2A) depends on the vehicle application.
- Place the rubber padded foot of the front support assembly (J 28467-4A) on the upper tie bar.
- Install the 7/16 in. x 2.0 in. quick release pin (J 28467-9) through the hole in the front support assembly (J 28467-4A) in order to level the radiator shelf tube (J 28467-2A).
- Install the cross bracket assembly (J 28467-1A).
- Hand tighten the cross bracket assembly (J 28467-1A) wing nuts.
- Install the lift hook (J 28467-7A) through the lift hook bracket (J 28467-6A).
- Install the 1/2 in. lift hook washer and lift hook wing nut (J 28467-34) onto the lift hook (J 28467-7A).
- Install the assembled lift hook bracket (J 28467-6A) (1) over the strut tower tube (J 28467-3) (2).
- Adjust the assembled lift hook bracket (J 28467-6A) (1) in order to align the hook with the rear engine lift hook bracket.
- Install the lift hook (J 28467-7A) through the rear engine lift hook bracket. Ensure the hook does not damage the surrounding components.
- Repeat steps 17 and 18.
- Install the assembled lift hook bracket (J 28467-6A) (1) over the radiator shelf tube (J 28467-2A) (2).
- Adjust the assembled lift hook bracket (J 28467-6A) (1) in order to align the hook with the J 42504 .
- Install the lift hook (J 28467-7A) through the J 42504 . Ensure the hook does not damage the surrounding components.
- Hand tighten the lift hook wing nuts (J 28467-34) securely to remove all slack from the engine support fixture assembly.