Rear Stabilizer Link Removal/Installation

Rear Stabilizer Link Removal/Installation

1. Raise and support the vehicle Service and Repair.

2. Remove the rear wheel.

3. Remove the self-locking nuts (A) while holding the respective joint pin (B) with a hex wrench (C), then remove the washer (D) and the stabilizer link (E).





4. Place a floor jack at the connecting point of lower arm B and the stabilizer link, and raise the suspension.

5. Install the stabilizer link (A) on the stabilizer bar (C) and lower arm B with the joint pins set at the center of their range of the movement.

NOTE: The stabilizer link has a paint mark (D). The paint mark indicates the difference between the left and right stabilizer link.






6. Install the washer and a new self-locking nuts (A), and lightly tighten them.





7. Tighten the self-locking nuts to the specified torque while holding the respective joint pin (B) with a hex wrench (C).

8. Clean the mating surface of the brake disc/drum and the inside of the wheel, then install the rear wheel.

9. Test-drive the vehicle.

10. After 5 minutes of driving, tighten the self-locking nuts again to the specified torque.