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Subframe Assembly - Front - 1st Generation - Remove And Install: Remove

  1. If the vehicle is equipped with air suspension:
    1. Activate "Jack" mode Jack Mode Activation .
    2. Depressurize the air suspension system Air Suspension - Pressurize/Depressurize - Full System .
  2. Center the steering wheel, and then install the steering wheel holder. Make sure that the front road wheels are in a straight ahead position.
  3. Remove the HV Battery HV Battery (AWD) (Remove And Install) .
  4. Remove the front skid plate SKIDPLATE - FRONT (REMOVE AND REPLACE) .
  5. Remove both front wheels Wheels - Axle Set (Remove And Install) .
  6. On each side of the vehicle, remove and discard the nut that attaches the tie rod end to the knuckle and disconnect the tie rod (torque 104 N.m).
    CAUTION: To prevent ball joint damage, always hold the ball joint pin with a wrench while loosening or tightening the lock nut.
    G15206223Courtesy of TESLA, INC.
  7. On each side of the vehicle, remove and discard the nut that attaches the stabilizer bar end link to the stabilizer bar (torque 70 N.m).
    CAUTION: To prevent ball joint damage, always hold the ball joint pin with a wrench while loosening or tightening the lock nut.
    G15206224Courtesy of TESLA, INC.
  8. On each side of the vehicle, remove and discard the nuts that attach the fore and aft lower links to the knuckle (torque 195 N.m).
    CAUTION: To prevent ball joint damage, always hold the ball joint pin with a wrench while loosening or tightening the lock nut.
    G15206225Courtesy of TESLA, INC.
  9. On each side of the vehicle, remove the bolt that attaches the strut to the aft lower link (torque 140 N.m).
    G15206226Courtesy of TESLA, INC.
  10. On each side of the vehicle, mark witness lines on the bolts that attach the fore and aft lower links to the subframe. Remove the bolts and remove the lower links from the vehicle (torque 130 N.m).
    G15206227Courtesy of TESLA, INC.
  11. Mark a witness line on the steering shaft and steering gear input shaft. Remove the bolt that attaches the lower steering shaft to the steering gear (torque 30 N.m). Separate the lower steering shaft from the steering gear.
    G15206228Courtesy of TESLA, INC.
  12. Remove the bolts (x2) that attach the chiller to the subframe (torque 12 N.m).
    G15206229Courtesy of TESLA, INC.
  13. Disconnect the low voltage harness from battery coolant pump 1.
    G15206230Courtesy of TESLA, INC.
  14. Remove battery coolant pump 1 from the bracket on the subframe and set the pump aside.
  15. Disconnect the electrical connectors from the steering gear.
  16. On each side of the vehicle, remove the bolt (torque 20 N.m) that attaches the condenser fan module bracket to the subframe.
    G15206231Courtesy of TESLA, INC.
  17. Install the front subframe jig onto the subframe fixture.
  18. Install the locating pins into the forward holes on the subframe fixture.
  19. Have an assistant lower the vehicle. Guide the front subframe onto the fixture.
  20. Remove the bolts (x4) that attach the subframe to the body (80 N.m for bolts that attach the front stabilizer bar mount to the body, and 115 N.m for bolts that attach the front subframe to the body).
    G15206232Courtesy of TESLA, INC.
  21. Slowly raise the vehicle. As the vehicle is being raised, move battery coolant pump 1 and its hoses underneath the stabilizer bar to provide clearance.
    G15206233Courtesy of TESLA, INC.
  22. On each side of the vehicle, reinstall the condenser fan module bracket to provide support for the condenser fan module.
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