OEM Jeep Commander Front Cross-Member

Jeep Commander Front Cross-Member Parts and Q&A

• Engine Cradle, Front
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  Q: How to Service and Repair a Front Cross-Member on Jeep Commander?

  A:

  For work on the front cross-member, first use engine support fixture No. 8534 or another comparable tool to avoid the engine dropping. Make sure you don't twist the boots while taking out or putting on the front skid plates and rotors. After that, take off the outer tie rod end nut from the ball stud and use puller tool No. 8677 to separate the outer tie rod end from the knuckle. Loose the nut above the Ball Joint, then separate the upper ball joint from the knuckle by using puller tool No. 8677. Take off the axle nuts and insert them back one or two turns. Remove the Speed Sensors and pull out the harness from the support clips. Wheel the lower ball joint nut off and pull the lower ball joint from the knuckle with puller tool No. C-4150A. Take out the axle nuts and unfasten the knuckles and finally remove the lower clevis bolts. For this, connect the sway bar to the engine cradle and then place on the lower Control Arms as you see fit. Take the engine cradle up to its proper place and fit the engine mount bolts into each slot in the cradle; then, add the four cradle bolts. Place the engine cradle as it was during disassembly and screw the front bolts to 203 N.m (150 ft.lbs) and the rear bolts to 122 N.m (90 ft.lbs). Set up the steering device as needed, drop the engine into its mounts and tighten the bolts to 111 N.m or 82 ft.lbs.