Rear

REMOVAL
1. Raise vehicle. Vehicle is to be raised and supported on jack stands or on a frame contact type hoist.
2. Remove the 2 lower bolts which hold the stabilizer bar to the link arm on each side of the vehicle.
3. Loosen but do not fully remove the four bolts that attach the stabilizer bar bushing retainers to the rear axle brackets.
4. While holding the stabilizer bar in place. Fully remove the 4 bolts loosened in step 3.
5. Remove the stabilizer bar from the vehicle.
6. If the link arms need to be serviced, remove the upper link arm to bracket bolt. Then remove link arm from frame rail attaching bracket.

INSPECTION
Inspect for broken or distorted clamps, retainers, and bushings. If bushing replacement is required, the stabilizer bar to axle bushings can be removed from the stabilizer bar by opening the split.

INSTALLATION
1. Install the link arms onto the frame rail brackets. DO NOT TIGHTEN.
2. Position the axle to stabilizer bar bushings on the stabilizer bar with the slit in the bushings facing up.
3. Lift the stabilizer bar onto the rear axle and install the retainers and the four mounting bolts. DO NOT TIGHTEN.
4. Install the two lower link arm bolts on the stabilizer bar. DO NOT TIGHTEN.
5. Lower the vehicle so that the full weight of the vehicle is on all four tires. With the vehicle at its curb height, tighten all attaching bolts to the torques listed below.
- Stabilizer bar bushing to axle bracket bolts: 61 Nm (45 ft. lbs.)
- Link arm to frame rail bracket: 61 Nm (45 ft. lbs.)
- Stabilizer bar to link arm: 61 Nm (45 ft. lbs.)
- Frame rail bracket to frame rail: 61 Nm (45 ft. lbs.)