Rough Country 577.20 - Manual (Page 5)

10. Remove the knuckle from the vehicle. Be sure not to overextend or pull out the CV axle shaft.
11. Repeat steps 4-10 for opposite side of the vehicle.
12. Remove the upper strut mounting nuts as shown in Photo 7 using a 15mm wrench and retain the nuts for reuse.
13. Remove the lower strut mount bolt from the lower control arm using a 30mm socket and 1 1/16” wrench as shown in
Photo 8 and remove the strut from the vehicle.
14. Remove the axle shaft bolts using a 12mm 12point socket as shown in Photo 9 and remove the axle shaft. Retain
the hardware for reuse.
15. Remove the nut from the sway bar link using a 21mm wrench and retain the factory nut. It may be necessary to use
a hammer as shown in Photo 10 to separate the sway bar link from the sway bar.
16. Remove the bolts on the lower control arm using a 21mm and a 1 1/16” wrench and remove the lower control arm.
17. Repeat steps 12-16 for the opposite side.
18. Remove the center cross-member bolts as shown in Photo 11 using a 18mm and a 13mm wrench. Remove the
cross-member as shown in Photo 12.
PHOTO 7 PHOTO 8
PHOTO 11 PHOTO 12
PHOTO 9 PHOTO 10
Remove the strut from the upper mount Remove the strut from the lower control arm
Remove the axle shaft Strike as shown to remove the tie rod
Remove the cross member Remove from the vehicle