Front

REPLACEMENT

HINT: COMPONENTS: See Suspension; Diagrams; Exploded Views.

1. REMOVE FRONT WHEEL
2. REMOVE FRONT STABILIZER LINK ASSY LH
a. Remove the 2 nuts and stabilizer bar link.

HINT: If the ball joint turns together with the nut, use a hexagon wrench (6 mm) to hold the stud.

3. REMOVE FRONT STABILIZER LINK ASSY RH HINT Remove the RH side by the same procedure as the LH side.





4. INSPECT FRONT STABILIZER LINK ASSY
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 - 1.96 Nm (0.5 - 20 kgf-cm, 0.4 - 17 inch lbs.)
5. SEPARATE FRONT SUSPENSION ARM SUB-ASSY LOWER NO.1 LH
6. SEPARATE FRONT SUSPENSION ARM SUB-ASSY LOWER NO.1 RH

HINT: Remove the RH side by the same procedure as the LH side.

7. SEPARATE RACK & PINION POWER STEERING GEAR ASSY
8. SUSPEND ENGINE ASSY
9. SEPARATE FRONT SUSPENSION CROSSMEMBER SUB-ASSY
10. REMOVE STABILIZER BAR FRONT
a. 2WD: Remove the 4 bolts,front stabilizer bracket No.1 LH, front stabilizer bracket No.1 RH, 2 front stabilizer bar bushes No.1 and stabilizer bar front from the front suspension crossmember sub-assy.
b. 4WD: Remove the front stabilizer bracket No.1 LH, front stabilizer bracket No.1 RH, 2 front stabilizer bar bushes No.1 and stabilizer bar front from the front suspension crossmember sub-assy.
11. INSTALL STABILIZER BAR FRONT





a. Install 2 front stabilizer bar bushes No.1, front stabilizer bracket No.1 LH and front stabilizer bracket No 1 RH to the stabilizer bar front.

HINT: Install the bushing to the inner side of the bushing stopper on the stabilizer bar.





b. 2WD: Install the stabilizer bar front and 4 bolts to the front suspension crossmember sub-assy.
Torque: 19 Nm (194 kgf-cm, 14 ft. lbs.)
12. INSTALL FRONT SUSPENSION CROSSMEMBER SUB-ASSY
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13. INSTALL RACK & PINION POWER STEERING GEAR ASSY
14. INSTALL FRONT SUSPENSION ARM SUB-ASSY LOWER NO.1 LH
15. INSTALL FRONT SUSPENSION ARM SUB-ASSY LOWER NO.1 RH

HINT: Install the RH side by the same procedures as the LH side.

16. INSTALL FRONT STABILIZER LINK ASSY LH
a. Install the stabilizer bar link with the 2 nuts.
Torque: 74 Nm (755 kgf-cm, 55 ft. lbs.)

HINT: If the ball joint turns together with the nut, use a hexagon wrench (6 mm) to hold the stud.

17. INSTALL FRONT STABILIZER LINK ASSY RH

HINT: Install the RH side by the same procedure as the LH side.

18. INSTALL FRONT WHEEL
Torque: 103 Nm (1,050 kgf-cm, 76 ft. lbs.)
19. INSPECT AND ADJUST FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT