Removal

Removal

1. Discharge the A/C system.
2. Drain the engine coolant.
3. Remove the airfilter boxes (Refer to ‘Air Charging (03.12)’, page 3-13-1).
4. Remove the headlight units (Refer to ‘Front Lights (17.01)’, page 17-1-2).
5. Remove the ‘Slam’ panel.
6. Remove the A/C pipes from the condenser.

Caution
Ensure open ends are plugged immediately after disconnecting refrigeration parts.
If moist air or foreign material enters the refrigeration cycle, cooling ability will be lowered and abnormal noise or other faults may occur.

7. Remove the front crossmember.

The vehicle wings have to be manoeuvred to remove the crossmember.
Remove bolts (x4) and loosen bolts (x2) from the wings. When the crossmember is ready to be removed the wings then need to be gently pulled to allow crossmember removal.

1. Disconnect the wiring harness plug from the crash sensors (x2).
2. Remove wiring harness locaters (x2).

1. Remove bolts (x2 each side (inside the wings)).