Rear

REMOVAL
1. Raise vehicle on jackstands or centered on a frame contact type hoist.
2. Remove both rear wheel and tire assemblies from the vehicle.

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3. Remove the nuts attaching the stabilizer links/isolator bushings to the stabilizer bar.

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4. Remove the 4 bolts attaching the stabilizer bar bushing clamps to the rear suspension crossmember.
5. Remove the rear stabilizer bar to crossmember bushing clamps and bushings from the stabilizer bar.
6. Remove stabilizer bar from vehicle. Stabilizer bar will come out of vehicle between the exhaust pipe and the rear suspension crossmember.

STABILIZER BAR BUSHING INSPECTION
Inspect for broken or distorted retainers and bushings. If bushing replacement is required, bushings can be removed by opening slit in bushing and removing bushing from around stabilizer bar.

INSTALLATION
1. Install stabilizer bar back in vehicle with the bushings removed using the reverse sequence of removal.

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2. When stabilizer bar is installed in vehicle, it must be installed with the bend in the end of the stabilizer bar positioned up in vehicle when viewed from the side.
3. Install the stabilizer bar onto the stabilizer bar attaching links on the forward lateral links. Install the stabilizer bar to attaching link bushings on attaching links. Tighten the bushing retaining nuts to a torque of 32 Nm (24 ft. lbs.).

NOTE: Prior to installing the bushing clamps, be sure that the stabilizer bar bushings are installed on the stabilizer bar with the slits in the bushings positioned toward the front of the vehicle.

4. Loosely install the stabilizer bar bushing clamps on the rear suspension crossmember.
5. Position stabilizer bar so it is centered in the vehicle and does not contact other suspension components or vehicle body.
6. Tighten bolts attaching stabilizer bar bushing clamps to the rear crossmember to a torque of 28 Nm (250 inch lbs.).
7. Install wheel and tire assembly on vehicle. Tighten the wheel mounting stud nuts in proper sequence until all nuts are torqued to half specification. Then repeat the tightening sequence to the full specified torque of 129 Nm (95 ft. lbs.).
8. Lower vehicle to the ground.