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Rear Stabilizer Bar Removal and Installation






Rear Stabilizer Bar Removal and Installation

Removal

1. Vehicle Lift

1. Raise the vehicle on a lift, and make sure it is securely supported.

2. Rear Wheel





1. Remove both rear wheels.

3. Fuel Tank Undercover (For Some Models)





1. Remove the fuel tank undercover (A).

4. Rear Stabilizer Link Stabilizer Bar Side - Disconnection





1. Remove the self-locking nut (A) while holding the respective joint pin (B) with a hex wrench (C).

2. Disconnect stabilizer link (D) from the stabilizer bar (E).

5. Rear Stabilizer Bar





1. Remove the bushing holder (A).

2. Remove the bushing (B).

3. Remove the stabilizer bar (C).

6. Rear Stabilizer Bar Bracket





1. Remove the stabilizer bar bracket (A).

Installation

1. Rear Stabilizer Bar Bracket





1. Install the stabilizer bar bracket (A).

2. Rear Stabilizer Bar





1. Install the stabilizer bar (A).

2. Install the bushing (B).

NOTE: Align the paint mark (C) on the stabilizer bar with the side of the bushing.

3. Install the bushing holder (D).

3. Rear Stabilizer Link Stabilizer Bar Side - Reconnection





1. Connect both stabilizer link (A) to the stabilizer bar (B).

2. Install the new self-locking nut (C) while holding the respective joint pin (D) with a hex wrench (E).

4. Fuel Tank Undercover (For Some Models)





1. Install the fuel tank undercover (A).

5. Rear Wheel





1. Install both rear wheels.

NOTE: Before installing the wheel, clean the mating surfaces between the brake disc or the brake drum and the inside of the wheel.

6. Test Drive

1. Test-drive the vehicle.

7. Rear Stabilizer Link - Tighten

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