Rear

REMOVAL
1. REMOVE REAR WHEELS
Torque: 103 Nm (1,050 kgf-cm, 76 ft. lbs.)





2. REMOVE STABILIZER BAR LINKS
a. Remove the 2 nuts and stabilizer bar link.
Torque: 44 Nm (449 kgf-cm, 32 ft. lbs.)

HINT: If the ball joint turns together with the nut, use a hexagon (5 mm) wrench to hold the stud.

b. Employ the same manner described above to the other side.





3. REMOVE STABILIZER BAR
a. Remove the 2 bolts, bracket and bushing.
Torque: 39 Nm (398 kgf-cm, 29 ft. lbs.)

HINT: At the time of installation, please refer to the following items.
^ Install the bushing so that the cutout and arrow mark will face to the front.
^ The distance between the bushings is 965.8 mm.
^ The side on which the discrimination mark is applied on the stabilizer bar is RH side.

b. Employ the same manner described above to the other side.
c. Remove the stabilizer bar.

INSPECTION
INSPECT STABILIZER BAR LINK BALL JOINT FOR ROTATION CONDITION





a. As shown in the illustration, flip the ball joint stud back and forth 5 times, before installing the nut.
b. Using a torque wrench, turn the nut continuously at a rate of 2 - 4 seconds per 1 turn and take the torque reading on the 5th turn.
Turning torque: 0.05 - 1.0 Nm (0.5 - 10 kgf-cm, 0.4 - 8.7 inch lbs.)

INSTALLATION
Installation is in the reverse order of removal.