Stabilizer Bar: Service and Repair
Front Stabilizer Bar Replacement
Removal
1. Do the 12 volt battery terminal disconnection procedure Procedures.
2. Raise and support the vehicle Service and Repair.
3. Remove the front wheels.
4. Center the steering wheel spokes, and install a commercially available steering wheel holder tool (A).
5. Disconnect the steering joint from the pinion shaft Steering Column Removal/Installation.
6. Disconnect both sides of the tie-rod end ball joint from the knuckle.
7. Disconnect both sides of the stabilizer link from the stabilizer bar Service and Repair.
8. Remove the secondary HO2S harness bracket from the steering gearbox.
9. Remove the steering gearbox mounting bolt (A) and the gearbox stay mounting bolt (B), and remove the gearbox stay (C) from the driver's side.
10. Remove the steering gearbox mounting bolt (A) and the gearbox stay mounting bolt (B), and remove the gearbox stay (C) from the passenger's side.
11. Remove the steering gearbox mounting bolt (A) and the washer (B) from the rear side of the steering gearbox.
12. Remove the flange bolts (A) and the bushing holders (B), then remove the bushings (C).
13. Move the steering gearbox toward the upper side, and remove the stabilizer bar (D) from the driver's side.
NOTE: Be careful not to damage the steering gearbox.
Installation
1. Move the steering gearbox toward the upper side, and install the stabilizer bar (A) from the driver's side.
NOTE:
- Be careful not to damage the steering gearbox.
- Note the right and left direction of the stabilizer bar.
- Note the direction of installation for the bushings (B) and the bushing holders (C).
- Align the paint marks (D) on the stabilizer bar with the side of the bushings.
2. Loosely tighten the new steering gearbox mounting bolt (A) and the washer (B) from the rear side of the steering gearbox.
3. Loosely tighten the new steering gearbox mounting bolt (A) and the new gearbox stay mounting bolt (B) to the gearbox stay (C) on the passenger's side.
4. Loosely tighten the new steering gearbox mounting bolt (A) and the new gearbox stay mounting bolt (B) to the gearbox stay (C) on the driver's side.
5. Tighten the steering gearbox mounting bolts (A) and the gearbox stay mounting bolts (B) to the specified torque as shown order.
6. Install the secondary HO2S harness bracket on the steering gearbox.
7. Connect both sides of the stabilizer link to the stabilizer bar Service and Repair.
8. Connect both sides of the tie-rod end ball joint to the knuckle.
9. Connect the steering joint.
10. Remove the steering wheel holder tool.
11. Do the 12 volt battery terminal reconnection procedure Procedures.
12. Clean the mating surfaces between the brake disc and the inside of the wheel, then install the front wheels.
13. Check the wheel alignment, and adjust it if necessary Service and Repair.