Front
REMOVE1. Raise vehicle on jackstands or centered on a frame contact type hoist.
2. Remove front wheel and tire assemblies.
3. Remove the nuts attaching the stabilizer bar attaching links to the stabilizer bar.
CAUTION: Use only Puller, Special Tool MB991113, or equivalent to remove the attaching link from the stabilizer bar. Use of a pickle fork or other alternate tool will damage the seal and ball joints on attaching link.
4. Remove the stabilizer bar from the attaching link, using Puller, Special Tool MB991113, or equivalent.
5. Remove the 4 bolts attaching the stabilizer bar retainers to the upper frame rails.
6. Remove stabilizer bar from vehicle out through either left or right inner fender area.
INSPECTION
- Inspect for broken or distorted clamps, retainers, and bushings. If bushing replacement is required, the inner bushing can be removed by opening split in bushing and removing it from around stabilizer bar.
- Inspect stabilizer bar links for bending, seal leakage ball joint free play or any other signs of damage. Stabilizer bar links can be replaced without having to remove the stabilizer bar from the vehicle.
INSTALL
1. If inspection of stabilizer bar assembly determined that stabilizer bar to frame rail bushings require replacement. Install new bushings by first removing old bushing from stabilizer bar by opening slit and peeling bushing from control arm. Then thoroughly clean stabilizer bar in area of bushing contact. Install new bushings on stabilizer bar by opening slit and wrapping bushing around stabilizer bar and position it against retainer ring on stabilizer bar.
2. Install stabilizer bar assembly back into vehicle in reverse order of removal through wheel opening.
3. Position bushing retainers on stabilizer bar bushings, then install retainer bolts into frame rails
4. Install the stabilizer bar, on the stabilizer bar attaching links. Install the stabilizer bar attaching link, to stabilizer bar attaching nuts. Tighten the stabilizer bar link attaching nuts to a torque of 22 Nm (200 inch lbs.).
5. Tighten the 4 stabilizer bar bushing retainer to frame rail attaching bolts to 68 Nm (50 ft. lbs.).
6. Install the wheel and tire assembly. Tighten the wheel mounting stud nuts in proper sequence until all nuts are torqued to half specification. Then repeat the tightening sequence to the full specified torque of 122 Nm (90 ft. lbs.).
7. Lower vehicle.