OEM Jeep Patriot Trailing Arm

Jeep Patriot Trailing Arm Parts and Q&A

• Trailing Arm, Rear Driver Side
  5105927AB
  Q: How to Remove a Trailing Arm on Jeep Patriot?

  A:

  To remove the trailing arm, lift and support the vehicle first. After that, remove the wheel mounting nuts and the tire and wheel assembly. Unscrew the screw on the brake flex hose at the trailing link and then remove the nut that keeps the brake tube routing bracket secure on the same link. Break the brake tubing away from the routing clip on the trailing link. Detach the two bolts that anchor the disc Brake Caliper adapter to the brake support plate and then pull out the disc brake caliper and adapter as an unit, using wire or a bungee cord to hang it away from the brake hose and tubes so it does not pull too far. If your car is so equipped, unscrew the screw holding the wheel speed sensor to the trailing link and remove the routing clip keeping the sensor connected to the trailing link. Following this, unhook the brake rotor, the hub and the bearing. Lift the Parking Brake Cable off the Parking Brake Shoe lever and then pop the hair pin to release it from the brake support plate. Slide the brake support plate with the parking brake shoes off the end of the parking brake cable and pull the cable from the trailing link. Break the bolt that joins the toe link with the trailing link and then remove each nut and bolt that fastens either Control Arm to the trailing link. Next, get rid of the two bolts holding the trailing link in place and take out the trailing link.
• Trailing Arm, Rear Passenger Side
  5105930AB
  Q: How to install a Trailing Arm on Jeep Patriot?

  A:

  The trailing link should be installed and attached to the frame with the aid of two bolts that are tightened to 110 Nm (81 ft. lbs.). Then, secure the upper Control Arm to the trailing link with a bolt and nut, turning it until it reaches 95 Nm (70 ft. lbs.) and do the same with the lower control arm. Set up the bolt connecting the toe link to the trailing link and flex the bushing of the body mount while installing it, then adjust the bolt's torque to 95 Nm (70 ft. lbs.). Attach the Parking Brake Cable to the trailing link's inner side, slide it into the brake support plate along with the Parking Brake Shoes and hold it in place with a hair pin. Join the parking brake cable to the lever that is part of the parking brake shoe. Should you have the wheel speed sensor, place it and screw it onto the trailing link while fixing it to 18 Nm (or 13 ft. lbs). Place the hub and bearing before fixing the brake rotor onto the studs. Slide the disc Brake Caliper and adapter assembly over the brake rotor and support plate, fixing the adapter in place with two bolts torqued to 52 ft. lbs. Set the brake tube on the trailing link, fit it into the hole in the routing clip and routing bracket and tighten the nut on the welded stud to 15 Nm (11 ft. lbs.). Wrap the brake flex hose around the trailing link bracket and use a mounting screw tightened to 23 Nm (17 ft. lbs.). At last, mount the tire and wheel on the car, tighten the angle nuts to 135 Nm (100 ft. lbs.), lower the car back to the ground and perform wheel alignment only if it's necessary.