Service Manual

5.23
BODY / STEERING / SUSPENSION
5
REAR STABILIZER BAR
Removal / Installation
1. Remove the exhaust pipe and exhaust silencer from the
vehicle.
NOTE: The exhaust silencer can be removed
through the side of the vehicle after the exhaust pipe
is detached from the header pipe.
2. Remove the retaining nut from the upper portion of the
stabilizer bar linkage bushing on each side of the vehicle.
3. Remove the (4) fasteners retaining the stabilizer bar bracket
to the frame.
4. Remove the stabilizer bar and bracket from the frame as an
assembly.
5. Inspect the stabilizer bar for straightness. Inspect the
bushings and replace if needed.
6. Inspect the rubber bushings on the linkage rod and replace
if needed.
7. Reverse the procedure for installation. Torque the
stabilizer bolts to 18 ft. lbs. (24 Nm).
Remove Nut
Remove
Fasteners
Bushings
Stabilizer Bar
Grease
Zerk
Bushing
Bracket
Linkage
Bushing
Linkage
18 ft. lbs.
(24 Nm)
Bushing
17 ft. lbs.
(23 Nm)
17 ft. lbs.
(23 Nm)