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Repair Instructions: Support: Removal

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  1. Raise and support the vehicle.
  2. Remove the rear tires and wheels.
  3. Remove the exhaust pipe.
  4. Disconnect the brake lines from the rear suspension support. See REAR BRAKE HOSE .
  5. Disconnect the parking brake cables and tensioner from the suspension support. See PARK BRAKE CABLE .
  6. Remove the stabilizer shaft from the rear suspension support. See STABILIZER SHAFT .
    7. NOTE: Support the rear suspension support with jack stands before removing the mounting bolts.
    Fig 1: Identifying Rear Suspension Components
    G00031400Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  7. Remove the rear suspension support mounting bolts.
  8. Remove the rear wheel spindle rods bolts from the knuckle.
  9. Lower the rear suspension support in order to gain access to the rear wheel spindle rod bolts.
  10. Remove the rear wheel spindle rods bolts from the rear suspension support.
  11. Remove the rear suspension support.
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