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TO START:
1. Remove and inventory JBA exhaust
2. Disconnect negative battery cable and allow vehicle exhaust to cool.
3. With the vehicle raised and properly supported, use a 15mm socket to remove the bolts that attach the exhaust system to the Catalytic converter.
4. Using a pry bar or a pair of channel lock pliers, remove hangers from […]

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Read all instructions before starting any work.
1. It is suggested to lower or completely remove the spare tire from under the vehicle. This will help in the removal of the original equipment (OE) exhaust system and with the installation of the DynoMax exhaust kit.
2. Remove the existing exhaust system assembly from the vehicle. Lubricate the […]

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THIS KIT INCLUDES LOCK NUTS WHICH REQUIRE TIGHTENING WITH A WRENCH AFTER BEING STARTED BY HAND.
1. As shown in photo one (1), place D-shaped poly-bushings onto straight areas of the bar on each side of center hump. After installing D-bushings onto bar, place U-plates on D-bushings.
2. Place U-bolts on axle tubes next to casting as […]

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Before installation of the Air Ride unit, prepare a smooth, flat, hard surface and have all tools and equipment needed for the job. Chock the front wheels of the truck, to prevent it from rolling forward or rearward. Place a jack on each side of frame ahead of the rear springs, front bolts.

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TO START:
1. Remove and inventory JBA exhaust.
2. Disconnect negative battery cable and allow vehicle exhaust to cool.
3. With the vehicle raised and properly supported, spray lubricant on all rubber isolators. Using the pry bar, remove rubber isolators from muffler hangers.
4. Remove the factory exhaust clamp located directly behind the catalytic converter.
5. Remove the tail pipe […]

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TO START:
1. Remove and inventory JBA exhaust
2. Disconnect negative battery cable and allow vehicle exhaust to cool.
3. With the vehicle raised and properly supported, using the 15mm socket and ratchet, loosen the clamp, at the rear of the muffler, that secures the tail pipe to the muffler.
4. Spray lubricant on the exhaust pipe behind the […]

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Front Installation
2. Raise vehicle until front tires are clear, support the vehicle.
3. Remove the front tire and wheel assembly.
4. Remove the lower stabilizer link bolt and move sway-bar assembly out of way.
5. Remove the upper ball joint nut.
6. Separate the upper ball joint from the spindle.
7. Remove the strut assembly and install the strut spacer […]

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This is the outline of my installation of a Tekonsha Prodigy brake controller into a 2001 3.0 5sp X5.
I opted to install the Prodigy in the console ashtray. It’s in front of the shifter and relatively easy to reach the manual brake lever – it’s just a little tough to reach in 1st and 3rd […]

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