Front
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STABILIZER BAR FRONT
REPLACEMENT
1. PLACE FRONT WHEELS FACING STRAIGHT AHEAD
2. REMOVE COLUMN HOLE COVER SILENCER SHEET
3. SEPARATE STEERING SLIDING YOKE SUB-ASSY
4. SEPARATE STEERING COLUMN HOLE COVER SUB-ASSY NO.1
5. REMOVE FRONT WHEEL
6. REMOVE FRONT STABILIZER LINK ASSY
a) Remove the 2 nuts and front stabilizer link assy LH.
HINT: Use a hexagon wrench (6 mm) to hold the stud if the ball joint turns together with the nut.
7. INSPECT FRONT STABILIZER LINK ASSY
a) Flip the ball joint stud back and forth 5 times as shown in the illustration before installing the nut.
b) Use a torque wrench to turn the nut continuously at a rate of 2 to 4 seconds per turn. Take the torque reading on the 5th turn.
Turning torque: 0.05 to 1.96 Nm (0.5 to 20 kgf-cm, 0.4 to 17.4 inch lbs.)
c) Check the dust cover for cracks or grease leakage.
If the value is not within the specified range, replace the front stabilizer link assy with a new one.
8. SEPARATE TIE ROD END SUB-ASSY LH
SST 09628-00011
9. SEPARATE TIE ROD END SUB-ASSY RH
SST 09628-00011
HINT: Remove the RH side following the same procedures as with the LH side.
10. REMOVE FLOOR PANEL BRACE FRONT
11. REMOVE EXHAUST PIPE ASSY FRONT
12. SEPARATE FRONT STABILIZER BRACKET NO.1 LH
a) Remove the 2 bolts and the stabilizer bracket No.1 LH from the front suspension crossmember sub-assy.
13. SEPARATE FRONT STABILIZER BRACKET NO.1 RH
HINT: Remove the RH side following the same procedures as with the LH side.
14. REMOVE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT
15. REMOVE STEERING COLUMN HOLE COVER SUB-ASSY NO.1
16. REMOVE STEERING GEAR ASSY
17. REMOVE FRONT STABILIZER BAR BUSH NO.1
a) Remove the 2 front stabilizer bar bushes No.1 from the stabilizer bar.
18. REMOVE STABILIZER BAR FRONT
a) Remove the front stabilizer bar from the right side of the vehicle.
19. INSTALL STABILIZER BAR FRONT
a) Insert the front stabilizer bar from the right side of the vehicle.
20. INSTALL FRONT STABILIZER BAR BUSH NO.1
a) Install the bush to the outer side of the bush stopper on the stabilizer bar.
NOTICE:
^ Place the cutout of the stabilizer bush facing the rear side.
^ Ensure the right of left deviation of the stabilizer bar is 5mm or less.
21. INSTALL STEERING GEAR ASSY
22. INSTALL STEERING COLUMN HOLE COVER SUB-ASSY NO.1
23. INSTALL STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT
24. INSTALL FRONT STABILIZER BRACKET NO.1 LH
a) Install the stabilizer bracket No.1 LH to the front suspension crossmember sub-assy with the 2 bolts.
Torque: 19 Nm (194 kgf-cm, 14 ft. lbs.)
25. INSTALL FRONT STABILIZER BRACKET NO.1 RH
HINT: Install the RH side following the same procedures as with the LH side.
26. INSTALL EXHAUST PIPE ASSY FRONT
27. INSTALL FLOOR PANEL BRACE FRONT
28. INSTALL FRONT STABILIZER LINK ASSY
a) Install the front stabilizer link assy LH with the 2 nuts.
Torque: 74 Nm (755 kgf-cm, 55 ft. lbs.)
HINT: Use a hexagon wrench (6 mm) to hold the stud if the ball joint turns together with the nut.
31. INSTALL FRONT WHEEL
Torque: 103 Nm (1,050 kgf-cm, 76 ft. lbs.)
32. INSPECT AND ADJUST FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT