FREE REPAIR MANUALS & LABOR GUIDES 1982-2013 Vehicles
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Front

REMOVAL





1. Jack-up the front part of the vehicle and support it with safety stand (rigid racks).
2. Remove jack-up plate from lower part of cross member.





3. Remove bolts which secure stabilizer to cross member.





4. Remove bolts which secure stabilizer link to front transverse link.

INSPECTION
1. Check bushing for cracks, fatigue or damage.
2. Check stabilizer link for deformities, cracks, or damage, and bushing for protrusions from the hole of stabilizer link.

INSTALLATION





1. To install, reverse the removal procedure.

NOTE:
- Install bushing (on front crossmember side) while aligning it with paint mark on stabilizer.
- Ensure that bushing and stabilizer have the same identification colors when installing.

2. Always tighten rubber bushing location when wheels are in full contact with the ground and vehicle is curb weight.
Tightening torque:
Jack-up plate to crossmember: 18 ± 15 Nm (1.8 ± 0.5 kg-m, 13.0 ± 3.6 ft. lbs.)
Stabilizer link to front transverse link: 29 ± 5 Nm (3.0 ± 0.5 kg-m, 21.7 ± 3.6 ft. lbs.)
Stabilizer to crossmember: 25 ± 14 Nm (2.54 ± 0.4 kg-m, 18.1 ± 2.9 ft. lbs.)