OEM Dodge Caliber Rear Crossmember

Dodge Caliber Rear Crossmember Parts and Q&A

• Rear Crossmember
  5115538AB
  Q: How to remove the Rear Crossmember on Dodge Caliber?

  A:

  You must first unbolt the rear brake shoes to take out the cross-member. After that, detach the park brake cable from the lever. With the hair pin clip removed, take out the brake cable from its place at the backing plate. After that, undo the bolt and release the Brake Line from the Trailing Arm. After that, remove another bolt, the clip and cut the brake line from the trailing arm. Place the wheel speed sensors out of the way so that you can take out the crossmembers. Should you need to, take out the rear drive module. Get rid of all the cotter pins, nuts and washers and separate the two half shafts. Then, take out both lower strut bolts and trailing link bushing bolts. With the car up on jacks, secure the rear cradle beneath (using a suitable lifting tool) and loosen and take out the rear cradle bolts. At this stage, take out the nuts on the lower stabilizer links, remove the bolts on the lower and upper links at the cradle and unbolt the toe link cams from the cradle. Finally, remove the suspension knuckle assemblies and the stabilizer bushing bolts to separate the stabilizer bar from the cradle.
• Suspension Crossmember, Rear
  68211932AB
  Q: How to install a Rear Crossmember on Dodge Caliber?

  A:

  You should start by putting in the stabilizer bar, bushings and bolts and then tighten them to 61 Nm (45 ft. lbs.). Slide the control arms assemblies onto the crossmember and attach the toe link cam bolts in the cradle, tightening them to 35 Nm (26 ft. lbs.). After that, place the upper link bolts on the cradle and tighten them to 90 Nm (70 ft. lbs.) and then install the 90 Nm (70 ft. lbs.) tightened lower link bolts at the cradle. Fit the stabilizer link nuts and tighten them to get 58 Nm (43 ft. lbs.) torque. Holder the rear cradle assembly up with an appropriate device and place it back into the vehicle. Apply 110 Nm (81 ft. lbs.) of torque to the front cradle bolts and then do the same to the rear ones. Install the bushing bolts in the trailing link, beginning with the inboard ones held at 110 Nm (81 ft. lbs.) and finishing with the outboard ones at the same rate. Put in the lower strut bolts and tighten them to 99 Nm (73 ft. lbs.). When provided, set up the rear half shafts, screwing them tightly with nuts and washers, reaching an air gage of 244 Nm (180 ft. lbs.) and attach new cotter pins. After removing, clean and replace the rear drive module and wheel speed sensor. Reattach the clips and use bolts to fasten the Brake Lines, doing it tight to about 15 Nm. Set the other brake lines in place and put the bolts in, tightening them with 23 Nm (17 ft. lbs.) of torque. Lift the brake cable into place on the backing plate, clip it into position with the hair pin and connect the cable to the park brake lever before putting in the park brake shoes. The last thing to do is to make sure the alignment of the wheels is correct.