Front
REMOVE1. Raise vehicle on jack stands or centered on a frame contact type hoist.
NOTE: The attaching bolts for the cradle plate are of two different thread sizes. Nine of the bolts are a M-14 thread and one of the bolts is a M-12 thread. Refer to illustration for the cradle plate attaching bolt locations.
2. Remove the 10 bolts attaching the cradle plate to the front suspension cradle. Then remove the cradle plate from the cradle.
NOTE: When removing nut from stud of stabilizer bar attaching link, do not allow the stud to rotate. Hold stud from rotating by inserting a Torx Plus 40 IP bit in the end of the stud.
3. Remove the nuts attaching the stabilizer bar attaching links to the stabilizer bar. Then remove the attaching links from the stabilizer bar.
4. Remove the stabilizer bar bushing retainers from the front suspension cradle.
5. Remove the stabilizer bar and bushings as an assembly from the front suspension cradle.
INSTALL
1. If the stabilizer bar to front suspension cradle bushings require replacement at time of inspection, install new bushings before installing stabilizer bar. Bushings are replaced by opening slit on bushings and peeling them off stabilizer bar. Install new bushings on stabilizer bar by spreading bushing at slit and forcing them on the stabilizer bar. Bushings must be installed on stabilizer bar so slit in bushing will be facing toward the rear of vehicle with the square corner toward the ground, when the stabilizer bar is installed on the vehicle.
2. Position stabilizer bar into front suspension cradle so stabilizer bar bushings are aligned with depressions in cradle. Install stabilizer bar bushing retainers onto crossmember aligning raised bead on retainer with cutouts in bushings. Do not tighten Stabilizer bar bushing retainers at this time.
3. Check position of the stabilizer bar in the front suspension cradle. The center of the curved section of the stabilizer bar must be aligned with the raised line in the center of the front suspension cradle.
4. Align holes in stabilizer bar with attaching link assemblies. Install the stabilizer bar attaching links into the stabilizer bar and install the attaching nuts.
NOTE: When torquing nut on stud of stabilizer bar attaching link, do not allow the stud to rotate. Hold stud from rotating by inserting a Torx Plus 40 IP bit in the end of the stud.
5. Tighten the stabilizer bar attaching link nut to a torque of 88 Nm (65 ft. lbs.).
6. Tighten the stabilizer bar bushing retainer cradle attaching bolts to 68 Nm (50 ft. lbs.) torque.
7. Install the cradle plate on front suspension cradle and then install the 10 cradle plate to cradle attaching bolts. Tighten the 9 M-14 attaching bolts to a torque of 165 Nm (123 ft lbs.). Tighten the 1 M-12 attaching bolt to a torque of 108 Nm (80 ft. lbs.).
8. Lower vehicle.