Rough Country 280N2 - Manual (Page 4)

8. Using a 18mm wrench for the upper ball joint and a 24 mm deep well socket for the lower, remove the ball joint nuts.
Using a hammer hit the knuckle as shown until the ball joint is free. See Photo 7 & 8. Remove the knuckle.
9. Remove the three factory bolts that hold the wheel bearing to the stock knuckle. Remove the wheel bearing and
dust cover using a 15mm socket. Locate the new knuckles supplied with the kit and using Loc-Tite; install the bear-
ing with the factory hardware on the new knuckle. Tighten to 133 ft.lbs. See Photo 9.
10. Using a 13mm deep well socket remove the sway bar link from the lower control arm and sway bar. See Photo 10.
11. Using a 15 mm wrench remove the upper shock nut. Using a 21 mm socket and 21 mm wrench remove the lower
shock bolt. Remove the shock. Retain the hardware for reuse.
12. Using a 15mm socket remove the 6 inner CV bolts. See Photo 11. Set CV half shaft aside for reuse.
13. Using a 18mm wrench and a 24 mm socket remove the lower control arm hardware and remove the lower control
arm. Retain the hardware for reuse. Repeat steps 5 through 13 on passenger side.
14. Support the differential with a floor jack and remove the two nuts on the passenger side that secures the differential
to the frame using a 21mm wrench. Remove the upper differential bolt that secures the driver side differential to the
frame using a 21mm wrench.
15. Mark the front driveshaft and yoke for reference and remove the front driveshaft from the differential using a 11mm
wrench. Secure driveshaft out of harms way. See Photo 12.
Photo 7 Photo 8
Photo 9 Photo 10
Photo 11 Photo 12
Remove the skid plate Remove the knuckle from the lower ball joint
Install the bearing in the new knuckle Remove the sway bar link from the lower arm
Remove the shaft from the differential Remove the drive shaft from the differential