OEM 2009 Scion xD Front Cross-Member

2009 Scion xD Front Cross-Member Parts Q&A

• Q: How to remove the front cross-member on 2009 Scion xD?

  A: The first step to remove the front cross-member is to set front wheels in a straight-ahead stance followed by hood bolt removal. Start by taking off the front wiper arm head cap and proceed with removal of left and right front wiper arm assemblies including their blades. Uninstall the hood to cowl top seal and the left and right cowl top ventilator louvers. Remove the windshield wiper motor and link together with the right front air shutter seal as well as the outer cowl top panel. The column hole cover silencer sheet requires removal by first removing floor carpet then releasing two clips. Fixing the steering wheel assembly with a seat belt while marking the sliding yoke lets technicians separate the steering sliding yoke sub-assembly through bolt A loosening and bolt B removal of the steering intermediate shaft assembly. Start by removing clip A from the body along with separating clip B from the body to remove the No. 1 steering column hole cover sub-assembly. Use the same method to sever the left and right tie rod end sub-assemblies after removing the front wheel. Proceed with separating the left and right front stabilizer link assemblies through the identical approach used previously followed by left and right front lower suspension arm sub-assembly disconnection. The two hangers (Engine Hanger No. 1: 12281-37020, Engine Hanger No. 2: 12282-37010) must be installed in the correct direction before hooking up an engine chain hoist to them for suspension of the engine assembly. Avoid suspending by any other part. Start by removing the bolt that attaches the engine moving control rod which enables separation of the rod from the crossmember then support the crossmember with a transmission jack before proceeding to remove the 6 bolts. unsubscribe the power steering gear by removing its two bolts as well as two nuts while preventing the nut from rotating. The removal of front stabilizer No. 1 brackets on both sides will proceed in a single manner before handling the front stabilizer bar itself. Other side performs the same method of removing front lower suspension arm sub-assembly. Take out the 2 clips from the engine moving control rod cover and then remove engine moving control rod from automatic and manual transaxles by unboltting them. The procedure ends by removing the front suspension member dumper weight after taking away its 2 bolts.