Stabilizer Bar: Service and Repair

Removal Procedure
1. Raise the vehicle. Refer to Vehicle Lifting.
2. Remove the tire and wheel assembly.





3. Disconnect the idler arms from the frame.
Move the steering linkage to gain access to the stabilizer shaft.

Important: Make sure to remove parts from the right and left front of the vehicle, and keep the parts separated.

4. Remove the stabilizer link nuts.
5. Remove the stabilizer link bolts.
5.1. Pull the stabilizer link bolts up through the retainers, the insulators, and the link spacers.
5.2. These components will come free, along with the end of the stabilizer shaft.





6. Remove the insulator bolt and the nut (left hand).





7. Remove the insulator bolts (right hand).
8. Remove the insulator clamps.
9. Remove the stabilizer shaft.
10. Remove the insulators from the stabilizer shaft.
11. Inspect all of the parts for wear and damage.

Installation Procedure





1. Install the insulators to the stabilizer shaft. Make sure the slit in the insulator faces forward.
2. Install the stabilizer shaft to the frame and the lower control arm. In order to allow alignment of the control arm to stabilizer shaft insulator clamp holes,-unload the torsion bar. Refer to Torsion Bar Replacement.
3. Install the clamps to the insulators, and then to the frame.
4. Loosely install the insulator clamp bolts (right hand).

Notice: Refer to Fastener Notice in Service Precautions.





5. Loosely install the insulator clamp bolt and nut (left hand).
Tighten the bolts and the nut to 55 Nm (41 ft. lbs.).
6. Install the following stabilizer link parts in position:
- The link spacers
- The link retainers
- The link insulators
- The link spacers





7. Install the link bolts.
8. Install the link nuts.
Tighten the bolts to 17 Nm (13 ft. lbs.).
9. Install the idler arms to the frame.
10. Install the idler arm bolts.
Tighten the idler arm bolts to 105 Nm (77 ft. lbs.).
11. Install the tire and wheel assembly. Refer to Tire and Wheel Removal.
12. Lower the vehicle.
13. Adjust the trim height of the vehicle. Refer to Trim Height Inspection Procedure under Suspension, Testing and Inspection.