Stabilizer Bar: Service and Repair

REMOVE OR DISCONNECT
1. Raise vehicle and suitably support. Allow front suspension to hang free.
2. Front tire and wheel assemblies.
3. Nuts attaching stabilizer shafts to stabilizer links.
4. Clamps attaching stabilizer shaft to crossmember assemblies.
5. Support rear of crossmember with an adjustable jack stands.
6. Rear and center bolts from crossmember assemblies, and loosen front bolts.
7. Lower crossmember 3 inches by adjusting the jack stands down.
8. Stabilizer shaft with insulators.

INSTALL OR CONNECT
1. Stabilizer shaft with insulators into vehicle (hand tighten).
2. Clamps attaching stabilizer shaft to crossmember assemblies (hand tighten).
3. Crossmember assemblies into position and install bolts (hand tighten).
4. Tighten crossmember bolts left rear outboard first, right rear outboard second, front upper third, rear inboard last to specifications.
^ Tighten:
- Left rear outboard bolt, first to 110 Nm (71 ft. lbs.) plus 90° rotation.
- Right rear outboard bolt, second to 110 Nm (71 ft. lbs.) plus 90° rotation
- Front upper bolts third to 110 Nm (71 ft. lbs.) plus 90° rotation
- Rear inboard bolts last to 110 Nm (71 ft. lbs.) plus 90° rotation.
5. Tighten clamp bolts to crossmember to specifications.
^ Tighten stabilizer shaft busting clamp to support assembly bolts to 66 Nm (49 ft. lbs.).
6. Tighten stabilizer links to control arm.
^ Tighten stabilizer shaft links to control arm nuts to 17 Nm (13 ft. lbs.).
7. Front wheel and tire assemblies.
8. Check front wheel alignment.