OEM Dodge Intrepid Front Cross-Member

Dodge Intrepid Front Cross-Member Parts and Q&A

• Crossmember, Front Driver Side
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  Q: How to Service and Repair the Front Cross-Member on Dodge Intrepid?

  A:

  Before trying to fix or repair the engine cradle crossmember, place and secure the car on a lift to stop the center of gravity from shifting and causing a hazard. Release the Hood Latch, open the hood and take off the nuts connecting the Engine Mounts to the cradle. Attach the correct engine support and then place the vehicle on safe stands. Subsequently, disconnect the bolts securing the transaxle crossmember to the cradle, let the vehicle down and lift the engine and transaxle off the frame. Raise the car once again with safety stands, break the connectors between the sway bar and the Control Arms and remove the bolts keeping the suspension lower ball joints and spindles together. After separating the lower control arm from the spindle, put the cradle on a wood beam and a jack in a 10 cm by 10 cm by 90 cm size. Take out the bolts holding the cradle to the body shell, then lower the cradle as far as it will go. If the cradle must be changed, bring over the suspension parts and jounce and bounce plates to the new cradle. Make sure the cradle is on top of the jack and wooden beam, then put it below the body shell and bolt it in place. Attach the control arms at the lower end to the spindles, place the bolts that secure the suspension ball joints to the spindles and connect the sway bar links. Drop the vehicle and engine-transaxle onto the cradle, before lifting it back up again. Secure the bolts on the transaxle crossmember to the cradle, lower the car, remove the engine support and install the supplied nuts on the engine mounts. In case needed, adjust the front suspension.