Contents: Removal ↡ Installation ↡
Note: New strut clamp bolts and tie rod nuts will be required for installation. If the rear subframe has to be removed, new subframe and coupling bolts will be required.
Removal
1. Place chocks under the front wheels, then raise the rear 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 the corresponding wheel.
2. Loosen and remove the nuts securing each link to the stabilizer bar.
3. Apply alignment marks between the support bushings and the stabilizer bar, then loosen the two bolts of the stabilizer bar support clamp and remove the clamps (see fig. 15.3). Remove the rubber bushings from the stabilizer, remembering how they are installed. Try to pull the stabilizer out from under the car, taking into account that for better access, it is better to perform the following work.
Fig. 15.3. Bolts of the clamp fastening the stabilizer to the body (shown by arrows)
4. Referring to Chapter 8, disconnect the propeller shaft from the final drive and loosen the propeller shaft center bearing bolts to allow the unit to be moved.
5. Support the rear subframe with a jack and a wooden spacer installed under the final drive.
6. Make sure the subframe is securely held, then loosen and remove the mounting bolts and washers holding the subframe to the body. Carefully lower the subframe so that the stabilizer can be pulled out from under the car.
Note: On ABS equipped models, be careful not to stretch the rear sensor wires when lowering the unit. If necessary, remove the bolts and sensor(s) from the final drive or disconnect the wires (see Chapter 9).
Installation
7. Maneuver the stabilizer into place and align it with the connecting links.
8. Where necessary, raise the subframe, then install new mounting bolts and washers. Tighten the bolts to the specified torque. Connect the driveshaft to the final drive and tighten the center bearing bolts as described in Chapter 8.
9. Install the rubber bushings onto the stabilizer bar, positioning them so that the cuts are facing forward and aligning them with the marks made before removal. Position the flat surface of each bushing against the car body, then install the support clamps and screw in new clamp bolts.
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10. Screw new nuts onto the connecting links and tighten them to the required torque, then tighten the clamp bolts.
11. Install the rear wheels and lower the car to the ground. Tighten the wheel mounting bolts.