Tuff Country 14059 - GM 2014 Silverado 1500 4wd 4 lift kit User Manual

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27. Locate (4) 10 mm x 55 mm bolts, (4) 10 mm unitorque
nuts and (8) 10 mm flat washers from hardware bag
14059NB. Working on the driver side, secure the lower por-
tion of the OE strut to the lower control arm using the new
hardware. Make sure to use loctite and torque to 45 ft lbs.
Repeat procedure on the passenger side.

28. Remove the cotter pins and castle nuts from the newly
installed control arms. Working on the driver side, install the
newly installed upper control arm to the OE knuckle and
secure using the new castle nut. Make sure to use loctite
and torque to 40 ft lbs. Now install the new cotter pin.
Special note: Using a pry bar to gain leverage will help
installation easier. Also, If the new cotter pin can not be
installed because the hole in the new castle nut does
not line up with the new ball joint, DO NOT loosen the
new castle nut so that the cotter pin can fit, tighten the
new castle nut some more so that the new cotter pin can
be installed.
Repeat procedure on the passenger side.

29. Locate (2) 6 mm flat washers and (2) 6 mm unitorque nuts
from hardware bag 14059NB. Working on the driver side, re-
connect the ABS lines back together. Install the ABS line and
brake line back into the OE bracket then secure the OE
bracket to the new 6 mm bolt on the upper control arm using
the new hardware. Make sure to use loctite and hand tighten
with a wrench. Also, install the ABS line back to the frame rail.
Repeat procedure on the passenger side.

30. Working on the driver side, install the outer tie rod to the
OE knuckle using the OE hardware. Make sure to use loctite
and torque to 95 ft lbs. Repeat procedure on the passenger
side.

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