Contents: Removal ↡ Installation ↡
Note: Support clamp mounting nuts are required for installation.
Removal
1. Place chocks under the rear wheels, apply the parking brake, then raise the front of the vehicle with a jack and securely support it on stands (see "Lifting the car with a jack and placing it on supports"). Remove both front wheels.
2. Loosen the mounting screws and remove the plastic cover under the power unit.
3. Apply alignment marks between the support bushings and the stabilizer bar.
4. Loosen the mounting nuts and remove the support clamps holding the stabilizer bar on the lower suspension arms (see fig. 8.4).
Fig. 8.4. Loosen the mounting nuts and remove the clamps holding the front anti-roll bar on the arms...
5. Loosen and remove the nuts and bolts securing the support clamps to the body brackets and remove the clamps (see fig. 8.5).
Fig. 8.5. ...and unscrew the nuts and bolts and remove the clamps securing it to the brackets
6. Release the stabilizer and pull it out from under the car. If necessary, you can then unscrew the bolts and remove the brackets from the car body.
7. Check the rubber bands of the supports. If damage or destruction is detected, replace the supports (see fig. 8.7).
Fig. 8.7. Replacing the rubber support of the stabilizer bar
Installation
8. Where necessary, install the support brackets on the vehicle body and tighten the mounting bolts to the required torque.
9. Wet the rubber bands of the supports with soapy water and put them back in place.
10. Align the rubber bands of the supports with the marks made before removal and install the stabilizer bar in place.
11. Align the rubber bands of the supports with the brackets on the body and install the support clamps. Insert the clamp bolts and install new nuts, tightening them slightly.
12. Place the outer rubber mounts into the lower arm brackets, then install the mount clamps and tighten the new clamp nuts.
13. Make sure that the marks made before removal are correctly aligned, then tighten all clamp nuts to the required torque.
14. Install the plastic protection.
15. Install the wheels and lower the vehicle to the ground. Tighten the wheel mounting bolts to the required torque.