
STABILIZER BAR
REMOVE
(1) Raise vehicle on jack stands or centered on a
frame contact type hoist. See Hoisting in the Lubri-
cation and Maintenance section of this manual, for
the required lifting procedure to be used for this
vehicle.
(2) Remove nuts and stabilizer bar attaching link
assemblies from the front lower control arms (Fig.
56). When removing attaching link nut, keep stud
from turning by installing an allen wrench in the end
of the stud (Fig. 56).
(3) Remove the 4 bolts attaching the stabilizer bar
bushing retainers to the front suspension crossmem-
ber and body (Fig. 57). Then remove the stabilizer
bar assembly from the vehicle.
STABILIZER BAR INSPECTION
Inspect for broken or distorted stabilizer bar bush-
ings, clamps and attaching links. If stabilizer bar to
front crossmember bushing replacement is required,
bushing can be removed using the stabilizer bar
bushing removal procedure in the Disassembly And
Assembly section in this group of the service manual.
If inspection determines that replacement of a sta-
bilizer bar to lower control arm attachment link is
required, replace the link before installing stabilizer
bar.
INSTALL
(1) Position stabilizer bar and bushings as an
assembly into front crossmember. Install the stabi-
lizer bar bushing retainer to crossmember and body
attaching bolts (Fig. 57).
(2) Tighten the bushing retainer attaching bolts to
a torque of 61 N·m (45 ft. lbs.).
(3) Align stabilizer bar attaching link assemblies
with attaching link mounting holes in the lower con-
trol arms. Install stabilizer bar attaching links into
both lower control arms. Install the attaching link to
lower control arm retaining nuts. Torque the stabi-
lizer bar attaching link nuts to 101 N·m (75 ft. lbs.).
FRONT HUB/BEARING ASSEMBLY
The front hub/bearing is serviced separately from
the front steering knuckle. Retention of the front
hub/bearing into the steering knuckle, is by means of
3 bolts installed from the rear of the steering
knuckle. The bolts attach the hub/bearing to the out-
board side of the steering knuckle. Removal and
installation of the hub/bearing assembly from the
steering knuckle must be done with the steering
knuckle removed from the vehicle. This is required
due to the tool clearance to the ABS tone wheel
when removing the retaining bolts. Removing
the retaining bolts with the steering knuckle
installed can result in damage to the tone
wheel teeth requiring replacement of the drive-
shaft. If vehicle is not equipped with ABS, the
hub/bearing may be removable without remov-
ing steering knuckle from vehicle.
REMOVE
(1) Remove cotter pin, nut lock, and spring washer
(Fig. 58) from the front stub axle.
CAUTION:
Wheel bearing damage will result if
after loosening hub nut, vehicle is rolled on the
ground or the weight of the vehicle is allowed to be
supported by the tires.
(2) Loosen hub nut while vehicle is on the floor
with the brakes applied (Fig. 59). The hub and
driveshaft are splined together through the
knuckle (bearing) and retained by the hub nut.
(3) Raise vehicle on jack stands or centered on a
frame contact type hoist. See Hoisting in the Lubri-
Fig. 56 Stabilizer Bar Attaching Link Nut Removal
ALLEN
WRENCH
LOWER
CONTROL
ARM
WRENCH
STABILIZER BAR LINK ASSEMBLY
Fig. 57 Stabilizer Bar Bushing Retainer Attaching
Bolts
STABILIZER BAR BUSHING
CLAMP
FRONT
SUSPENSION
CROSSMEMBER
ATTACHING BOLTS
STABILIZER BAR
VEHICLE BODY
JX
SUSPENSION
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