Front Suspension

Front Stabilizer

REMOVAL
1) Jack-up the vehicle front end and support it with rigid racks.
2) Remove the jack-up plate from lower part of the crossmember.
3) Remove the sub frame.
4) Remove the nuts which secure the stabilizer link to front transverse link.





5) Remove the bolt and nut which secures the stabilizer to the crossmember.





INSTALLATION
1) Install in the reverse order of removal.

NOTE:
^ Use a new self-locking nut.
^ Install the bushing (on front crossmember side) while aligning it with the paint mark on the stabilizer.
^ Make sure the bushing and stabilizer have the same identification colors when installing.





2) Always tighten the rubber bushings with wheels in full contact with the ground and the vehicle at curb weight.
Tightening torque:
Jack-up plate to crossmember: 70 N-m (7.1 kgf-m, 52 ft-lb)
Stabilizer link to front transverse link: 45 N-m (4.6 kgf-m, 33 ft-lb)
Stabilizer to crossmember: 25 N-m (2.5 kgf-m, 18.1 ft-lb)

INSPECTION
1) Check the bushing for abnormal fatigue or damage.
2) Check that there is no deformation, cracks or damage on the stabilizer link.
3) Make sure that the bushing is not protruding from the hole in the stabilizer link.