Front Stabilizer Link Removal/Installation

Front Stabilizer Link Removal/Installation

1. Raise and support the vehicle Service and Repair.

2. Remove the front wheel.

3. Remove the self-locking nuts (A) and the flange nut (B) while holding the respective joint pin (C) with a hex wrench (D), and remove the washer (E) and the stabilizer link (F).





4. Place the floor jack under the lower arm, and raise the suspension.

NOTICE
Do not place the jack against the knuckle.


5. Install the stabilizer link (A) on the stabilizer bar (B) and the lower arm (C) with the joint pins set at the center of their range of movement.

NOTE: The paint mark (D) on the stabilizer link is near the upper end of the stabilizer link.






6. Install the washer and a new self-locking nut (A) and a new flange nut (B), and tighten them to the specified torque while holding the respective joint pin (C) with a hex wrench (D).





7. Clean the mating surface of the brake disc and the inside of the wheel, then install the front wheel.

8. Test-drive the vehicle.

9. After 5 minutes of driving, tighten the self-locking nuts again to the specified torque.