Stabilizer Link Removal/Installation
- Raise the front of the vehicle, and support it with safety stands in the proper locations (see SAFETY STANDS ).
- Remove the front wheel.
- Remove the splash shield (see step 3 on STABILIZER BAR REPLACEMENT ).
- 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).
- 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.
- 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).
- Install the splash shield (see step 3 on STABILIZER BAR REPLACEMENT ).
- Clean the mating surfaces of the brake disc and the inside of the wheel, then install the front wheel, and test-drive the vehicle.
- After 5 minutes of driving, tighten the self-locking nut again to the specified torque value.