Front Stabilizer Link Removal/Installation

Front Stabilizer Link Removal/Installation

1. Raise the front of the vehicle, and support it with safety stands in the proper locations. Service and Repair

2. Remove the front wheel.

3. Remove the splash shield. Front Stabilizer Bar Replacement

4. Remove the self-locking nut (A) and the flange nut (B) while holding the respective joint pin (C) with a hex wrench (D), and disconnect the stabilizer link (E) from the stabilizer bar (F) and the lower arm (G).






5. Install the stabilizer link to the stabilizer bar and lower arm with the joint pins set at the center (A) of their range of movement.
NOTE: The left stabilizer link has a yellow paint mark on the rod (B), and the right stabilizer link has a white paint mark.






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

7. Install the splash shield. Front Stabilizer Bar Replacement

8. Clean the mating surfaces of the brake disc and the inside of the wheel, then install the front wheel, and test-drive the vehicle.

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