Service Procedure

1. Raise vehicle on hoist.

2. Remove fitting for air shocks from rear face bar (if equipped).

3. Remove license plate lamp assembly from rear face bar.

4. Loosen nuts attaching rear bumper to energy absorbers.
5. With a helper holding bumper in place, remove nuts and lower bumper to floor.

NOTICE: Observe number and location of any shims between each energy absorber and bumper impact bar.

6. Disassemble impact bar from rear bumper.

7. Disassemble vertical reinforcements from impact bar.

8. Install new retainer clips to new aluminum reinforcements.

9. Install aluminum vertical reinforcements to aluminum impact bar using original reinforcement bolts and torque to 45 N-m (33 lb. ft.).

10. Transfer stud mounting plates to aluminum impact bar and use round push-on retainers to hold in place.

11. Transfer upper reinforcement extension brackets to aluminum impact bar.

12. Assemble rear impact bar and center lower reinforcement to bumper using original bolts (torque to 45 N-m (33 lb. ft.)) and nuts (torque to 24 N-m (18 lb. ft.)).

NOTICE: Position plastic insulators at stud mounting plate area on impact bar to ensure against long term dissimilar metal corrosion.

13. With aid of helper, locate rear bumper assembly to body and loosely install attaching nuts.

14. Install any shims (previously removed and noted) at each energy absorber location.

15. Align bumper to body and tighten attaching nuts to 32 N-m (24 lb. ft.).

16. Reinstall license plate lamp assembly to face bar.

17. Reinstall air shock fitting to face bar (if equipped).

18. Install Campaign Identification Label.