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Rear

Stabilizer Link Removal/Installation
1. Raise the rear of the vehicle, and support it with safety stands in the proper locations. Remove the rear wheels.





2. Remove the self-locking nut (A) and flange nut (B) while holding the respective joint pins (C) with a hex wrench (D), and disconnect the stabilizer link (E) from the stabilizer bar (F) and the lower arm (G).





3. Install the stabilizer link to the stabilizer bar and lower arm with the joint pins set at the center (A) of their range.
4. Install the self-locking nut and flange nut, and lightly tighten.
5. Place a jack under the lower arm, and raise the suspension to load the stabilizer bar.





6. Tighten the self-locking nut (A) and flange nut (B) to the specified torque values while holding the respective joint pins (C) with a hex wrench (D).
7. Reinstall the rear wheels.
8. After 5 minutes of driving, recheck the self-locking nut of the joint connected to the stabilizer bar again to the specified torque value.