Dodge Intrepid Service Manual page 434

LH
REAR CROSSMEMBER (Continued)
1 - LATERAL LINKS
2 - REAR CROSSMEMBER ISOLATOR BUSHINGS
REMOVAL
(1) Open the fuel filler door. Remove the 3 fuel
filler neck attaching screws. Remove the fuel filler
cap.
(2) Raise vehicle on jackstands or centered on a
frame contact type hoist. See Hoisting in the Lubri-
cation and Maintenance section of this manual, for
the required lifting procedure to be used for this
vehicle.
(3) Remove both rear wheel and tire assemblies
from the vehicle.
(4) Remove the nut and bolt attaching each of the
4 lateral links to the crossmember (Fig. 19). The
bolt for the left front lateral link may not be
removed at this time. Remove the nut only.
Once the crossmember is lowered, the bolt can
be easily removed. (Fig. 19). Notice the forward
attaching bolts face rearward.
CAUTION: The bolts attaching the forward lateral
links to the crossmember must be installed with the
bolts pointing rearward (Fig. 19) to prevent damage
to the fuel tank and or fuel tubes in case of an acci-
dent. The bolt attaching the left rear lateral link
must be installed with the bolt pointing forward to
prevent damage to the fuel filler tube.
Fig. 18 REAR SUSPENSION CROSSMEMBER
FRAME & BUMPERS 13 - 11
3 - LATERAL LINKS
Fig. 19 LATERAL LINK ATTACHMENT TO
CROSSMEMBER
1 - LATERAL LINKS
2 - LEFT FRONT LATERAL LINK BOLT
3 - LATERAL LINKS
(5) Remove the screw securing the brake tubes to
the left stabilizer bar isolator bushing retainer.