Stabilizer Bar: Service and Repair

REMOVAL PROCEDURE
1. Raise the vehicle. Support the vehicle.
2. Remove the four engine skid plate bolts, if the vehicle is equipped with the engine skid plate.
3. Remove the skid plate.
4. Remove the nuts that attach the stabilizer shaft (7) to the right stabilizer joint (2) and to the left stabilizer joint (2).
5. Remove the stabilizer shaft (7) from the right stabilizer joint (2) and the left stabilizer joint (2).
6. Remove the right and left stabilizer shaft mounting bracket bolts (10) and nuts (11).
7. Remove the following components from the vehicle:
^ The stabilizer shaft (7)
^ The mounting brackets (8)
^ The bushings (4)





INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
1. Install the following components to the vehicle:
^ The stabilizer shaft (7)
^ The bushings (4)
^ The mounting brackets (8)
2. Install the right and left stabilizer shaft mounting bracket nuts (11) and bolts (10).

Finger tighten the nuts and the bolts.

3. Install the stabilizer shaft (7) to the right stabilizer joint (2) and the left stabilizer joint (2).
4. Install the nuts that attach the stabilizer shaft (7) to the right stabilizer joint (2) and to the left stabilizer joint (2).

Finger tighten the nuts and the bolts.

NOTICE: Always use the correct fastener in the proper location. When you replace a fastener, use ONLY the exact part number for that application. The manufacturer will call out those fasteners that require a replacement after removal. The manufacturer will also call out the fasteners that require thread lockers or thread sealant. UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, do not use supplemental coatings (paints, greases, or other corrosion inhibitors) on threaded fasteners or fastener joint interfaces. Generally, such coatings adversely affect the fastener torque and joint clamping force, and may damage the fastener. When you install fasteners, use the correct tightening sequence and specifications. Following these instructions can help you avoid damage to parts and systems.

5. Tighten the stabilizer shaft-to-link nuts.

^ Tighten the stabilizer shaft-to-link nuts to 50 Nm (37 ft. lbs.).
^ Tighten the stabilizer shaft mounting bracket bolts to 25 Nm (18 ft. lbs.).
^ Tighten the stabilizer shaft mounting bracket nuts to 85 Nm (62 ft. lbs.).

6. Install the engine skid plate to the vehicle, if equipped.
7. Secure the skid plate to the vehicle with four bolts.

Tighten the engine skid plate bolts to 54 Nm (40 ft. lbs.).

8. Lower the vehicle.