OEM Cadillac XLR Rear Crossmember

Cadillac XLR Rear Crossmember Parts Questions & Experts Answers

• Suspension Crossmember, Rear
  15864493
  Q: How to replace the Rear Crossmember in the rear suspension on Cadillac XLR?

  A: Begin crossmember replacement by elevating the vehicle then supporting it before taking off wheels and tires. Attentively disconnect wheel speed sensors harness connectors and inner tie rod end studs from the Rear Crossmember and the lower Control Arms from the crossmember. Raise and support the rear drive shafts alongside the rear suspension knuckles before you remove the transverse spring. A transmission jack must support the crossmember while you remove the lower nuts from the transaxle mount. Disconnect both electrical harnesses and connectors alongside all brake pipes from the crossmember. You must maintain support under the transaxle while using hand tools to remove the Rear Crossmember mounting nuts through the transmission jack setup. Discard all crossmember mounting nuts after you remove the crossmember framework from its vehicle position. Align the new crossmember's dowel pins to frame rail holes before positioning the transaxle mount studs to face the crossmember. The installation requires new crossmember nuts and their tightness must reach 110 n.m (81 lb ft). After taking out the transmission jack from the Transmission Pan you must reinstall all electrical harnesses and connectors before connecting the brake pipes to their retainers in the crossmember. The installation requires placement of the transaxle mount lower nuts in addition to the transverse spring and lower control arms and the inner tie rod end studs in the crossmember. The wheel speed sensors harness connector needs to be reconnected while installing the tire and wheel assemblies before ultimately lowering the vehicle.