STABILIZER BAR (REAR)
REMOVAL
(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) Install a thin wrench on the hex of the attach-
ing link stud to keep the stud from turning in the
link. Next, remove the nut from the stabilizer bar to
strut assembly attaching link stud at the stabilizer
bar (Fig. 31). Remove the link from the stabilizer bar.
Repeat this procedure on the other side of the vehicle
for the other attaching link.
(3) Remove the screw securing the brake tubes to
the left stabilizer bar isolator bushing retainer (Fig.
32).
(4) Remove the 2 bolts attaching each of the 2 sta-
bilizer bar isolator bushing retainers to the frame
rails (Fig. 32) (the 2 rearward attaching bolts also
attach the front corners of the rear suspension cross-
member in place). Remove the stabilizer bar from the
vehicle.
(5) Mount the stabilizer bar in a soft jawed vise
with one of the two bushings mount just above the
vise jaws.
(6) Carefully pry back the retainer tabs on the
wider end of the upper bushing retainer away from
the lower half.
(7) Using a hammer and a brass drift punch, tap
the upper half of the bushing retainer assembly for-
ward, off of the lower half and bushing (Fig. 33).
(8) Remove the lower half of the bushing retainer
from the bushing.
(9) Remove the bushing from the stabilizer bar.
Make note that the slit in the bushing points
toward the front of the vehicle.
Fig. 31 Link Attachment To Stabilizer Bar
1 – STABILIZER BAR ATTACHING LINK
2 – LINK STUD
3 – STABILIZER BAR
4 – WRENCHES
5 – BRAKE CALIPER
6 – STRUT ASSEMBLY
Fig. 32 Bushing Retainer Attachment
1 – BRAKE TUBE ROUTING BRACKET SCREW
2 – BUSHING RETAINER ATTACHING BOLTS
3 – REAR CROSSMEMBER
4 – LEFT FORWARD LATERAL LINK
5 – STABILIZER BAR
6 – BUSHING RETAINER ASSEMBLY
Fig. 33 Bushing Retainer Removal
1 – STABILIZER BAR
2 – UPPER RETAINER HALF
3 – BRASS DRIFT PUNCH
4 – RELEASED RETAINER TABS
5 – LOWER RETAINER HALF
6 – SOFT JAWED VISE
LH SUSPENSION 2 - 59
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
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