Rear / Stabilizer Bar and Link

Stabilizer Bar and Link

Removal and Installation
1. Remove the wheel and tire assemblies.
2. Remove and discard the 2 stabilizer bar-to-link nuts.
3. Remove the 2 stabilizer bar studs.
^ To install, tighten to 25 Nm (18 ft. lbs.).
4. Remove the 2 stabilizer bar links.
5. Remove and discard the 4 stabilizer bar-to-frame nuts.
^ To install, tighten to 55 Nm (41 ft. lbs.).
6. Remove the 2 stabilizer bar insulators.





7. CAUTION: Do not damage the boot while separating the ball joint from the knuckle.

Remove the nut and detach the RH upper ball joint.
^ To install, tighten to 90 Nm (66 ft. lbs.).





8. CAUTION: Do not allow the brake caliper to hang from the hose or damage to the hose can occur.

Remove the bolts and position the brake caliper aside.
^ To install, tighten to 32 Nm (24 ft. lbs.).





9. Unclip the vapor line from the fuel tank.





10. From the RH side of the vehicle, remove the stabilizer bar.
11. To install, reverse the removal procedure.
^ Always install new: stabilizer bar-to-link nuts. stabilizer bar-to-frame nuts.