8-10 SUSPENSION AND STEERING
Fig. 24 Remove the front left and right side engine cove sFig. 25 Remove the retaining nut on the end of the stabili
link'er barFig. 26 Inspect the threads of the link and nut prior to instilla-
tion
Fig. 27 The brackets are held in by two bolts- Remove the left and right stabilizer bar brackets. Do not mix them
up. - Lower the stabilizer bar.
To install: - Position the stabilizer bar and secure the brackets with the retain-
ing bolts. Tighten the bolts to 14 ft. Ibs. (19 Nm). - Attach the left and right stabilizer bar links and secure to 76 ft
Ibs. (103 Nm). - Position and secure the engine under covers.
- Install the front wheels and hand-tighten the lug nuts.
- Lower the vehicle and tighten the lug nuts to 76 ft Ibs
(103 Nm).
Lower Control Arm
REMOVAL & INSTALLATION» See Figures 19, 20, 21, 22, 28, 29, 30 and 31- Raise and safely support the front of the vehicle securely on jack-
stands. - Remove the front wheels.
- Remove the engine under covers.
- Remove the 2 bolts and disconnect the lower ball joint from the
steering knuckle. - Remove the 2 bolts and lower control arm bracket. Loosen and
remove the nut then extract the arm shaft. Lower the control arm with ball
joint attached from the vehicle.
To install: - Position the lower control arm with ball joint into the vehicle. Install
the nut and arm shaft. Do not completely tighten the nut yet. - Install the arm bracket and install the bolts, do not tighten them at
this time. - Attach the lower ball joint to the steering knuckle Tighten the bolts
to 94 ft. Ibs. (127Nm). - Install the wheels, hand-tighten the lug nuts and lower the vehi-
cle. - Bounce the vehicle to stabilize the suspension.
- Raise the vehicle slightly and tighten the arm shaft nut to 121 ft.
Ibs. (164 Nm). and the suspension bracket bolts to 105 ft Ibs (142
Nm). - Lower the vehicle again and tighten the lug nuts to specifica-
tion. - Check the front end alignment.