Rough Country 599S - Manual (Page 6)

22. Remove the stock rear cross-member using a 15mm & 18mm socket. Retain hardware for reuse. See Photo 19.
23. Tape supplied cutting template on front and back side of the driver side lower cross-member mount. Using template
as a guide, trim cross-member mount to allow the differential to be removed. See Photo 20.
24. Remove the differential vent tube from the differential.
25. Support the differential using a floor jack and remove the upper driver side differential bolt using a 18mm wrench.
Retain hardware for reuse. See Photo 21.
26. Remove the passenger side differential bolt using a 18 & 21mm wrench. Retain hardware for reuse. See Photo 22.
27. Remove the lower rear driver side differential bolt using a 21mm socket / wrench. Lower and remove the differential
from the vehicle. See Photo 23.
28. Complete the trimming of the frame on the driver side using the template and drill a pilot hole in the center using 1/4”
drill bit. Finish the hole shown in Photo 24 using a 5/8” drill bit.
PHOTO 19 PHOTO 20
PHOTO 21 PHOTO 22
PHOTO 23 PHOTO 24
REMOVE THE REAR CROSS-MEMBER INSTALL THE TEMPLATES AND CUT
REMOVE THE UPPER DRIVER DIFF BOLT REMOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE DIFF BOLT
REMOVE THE DR UPPER DIFF BOLT DRILL HOLE USING THE TEMPLATES