Rear Suspension

Stabilizer Link Removal/installation

1. Raise the rear of the vehicle, and support it with safety stands in the proper locations.
2. Remove the rear wheel.
3. Remove the self-locking nut (A) and flange nut (B) while holding the respective joint pin (C) with a hex wrench (D), then remove the stabilizer link (E).





4. Install the stabilizer link (A) on the stabilizer bar (B) and stabilizer link bracket (C) with the joint pins set at the center of their range of movement.

NOTE: The left stabilizer link has a yellow paint mark (D), while the right stabilizer link has a white paint mark.





5. Install anew self-locking nut and anew flange nut, and lightly tighten them.
6. Place a jack under the knuckle, and raise the suspension to load it with the vehicle's weight.
7. Tighten the self-locking nut (A) and flange nut (B) to the specified torque values while holding the respective joint pins (C) with a hex wrench (D).





8. Clean the mating surfaces of the brake disc/drum and the inside of the wheel, then install the rear wheel, and test-drive the vehicle.
9. After 5 minutes of driving, tighten the self-locking nut again to the specified torque value.