Rear Stabilizer Link Removal/Installation

Rear Stabilizer Link Removal/Installation

1. Raise and support the vehicle Service and Repair.

2. Remove the rear wheel.

3. Remove the self-locking nut (A) and the flange nut (C) while holding the respective joint pin (D) with a hex wrench (E), then remove the stabilizer link (F).





4. Install the stabilizer link on the stabilizer bar (G) and the lower arm B with the joint pins set at the center of their range of movement.

NOTE: The stabilizer link has a paint mark (H). Align the paint mark facing inward.

5. Install a new self-locking nut and a new flange nut, and lightly tighten them.

6. Place the floor jack under the trailing arm, and raise the suspension by loading it with the vehicle's weight.

7. Tighten the self-locking nut and the flange nut to the specified torque while holding the respective joint pins with a hex wrench.

8. Clean the mating surface of the brake disc/drum and the inside of the wheel, then install the rear wheel.

9. Test-drive the vehicle.

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