With RPO FE1 and FE3
Removal Procedure- Tools Required
- J24319-B Universal Steering Linkage Puller
1. Raise the vehicle and support by the frame allowing the control arms to hang free. Refer to Vehicle Lifting.
2. Remove the wheels and tires. Refer to Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation in Wheels, Tires and Alignment.
3. Remove the stabilizer link bolts.
4. Remove the stabilizer shaft brackets.
5. Remove the tie rod end from steering knuckle using J24319-B.
6. Separate the ball joint. Refer to Lower Ball Joint Replacement (FE1, FE3) or Lower Ball Joint Replacement (FE7).
7. Turn the right steering knuckle to the left, and guide the stabilizer shaft half out the right side of the vehicle in an upward direction, then remove the stabilizer shaft out the bottom center of the vehicle.
Installation Procedure
1. Install the stabilizer shaft into position.
2. Install the ball joint to steering knuckle. Refer to Lower Bail Joint Replacement (FE1, FE3) or Lower Ball Joint Replacement (FE7).
Notice: Refer to Fastener Notice in Service Precautions.
3. Install the ball joint nut (2).
Tighten the ball joint nut to 30 Nm (22 ft. lbs.). Then tighten an additional 200 degrees. Do not tighten any more than 60 degrees additional to install cotter pin. Do not loosen to install cotter pin.
4. Loosely install the right and left stabilizer shaft insulators, brackets and bolts.
5. Loosely install the stabilizer link insulators, washers, nut, and bolt.
6. Install the tie rod to steering knuckle.
- Tighten the stabilizer bracket bolts to 33 Nm (24 ft. lbs.).
- Tighten the stabilizer link nut to 17 Nm (13 ft. lbs.).
- Tighten the tie rod end to knuckle nut to 10 Nm (88 inch lbs.) plus an additional 180 - 300 degrees (3 - 5 flats). For cotter pin alignment tighten up to, but do not exceed 60 degrees additional rotation. Do not back off nut for coffer pin insertion.
7. Install the cotter pin in tie rod end.
8. Install the front wheels and tires. Refer to Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation in Wheels, Tires and Alignment.
Tighten the wheel nuts to 125 Nm (80 ft. lbs.).
9. Lower the vehicle.