Rough Country 244.20 - Manual (Page 5)

1. Jack the front of the truck up and place jack stands under the frame rail. Lower truck on stand and remove front tires.
2. Using a 8mm or 5/16 wrench remove battery cables. Using a 13mm remove bolt from battery holder. Remove bat-
tery. Remove the two bolt from battery tray using a 13mm socket. Note on some earlier models you may have to
remove the grill to gain access to one of the bolts just under headlight. See Photo 1 & 2.
3. Find the two bolts holding the 4x4 actuator that are on the inner fender well. Using a 13mm socket remove the bolts.
Then turn the metal clip to release cable from actuator and use a pair of needle nose to release the plastic clip to
remove cable from bracket. Remove actuator. See Photo 3 & 4.
4. Using a 15mm and a 13mm socket remove all 3 skid plates from truck
5. With the truck on jack stands measure the torsion bar adjusting bolts and write it down for later. Unload torsions bar
using a 18mm socket and a torsion bar tool. See Photo 5. After torsion bars are unloaded remove the torsion bar
cross-member using a 18mm socket one side at a time while removing the torsion key. Remove torsion bars. Re-
move the torsion bar hangers using a 15mm wrench and socket. See Photo 6.
Photo 2
Photo 3 Photo 4
Photo 5 Photo 6
Photo 1