STABILIZER LINK
REMOVAL
NOTE: Review all Warnings and Cautions. (Refer to
2 - SUSPENSION - WARNING)
(1) Raise vehicle. (Refer to LUBRICATION &
MAINTENANCE/HOISTING - STANDARD PROCE-
DURE).
(2) Remove wheel and tire assembly. (Refer to 22 -
TIRES/WHEELS - REMOVAL)
(3) Remove nut attaching stabilizer bar link to end
of stabilizer bar (Fig. 37).
CAUTION: Use only Remover, Special Tool
MB991113, to remove link from stabilizer bar. Use of
a pickle fork or other alternate tool will damage seal
and ball joint on link.
(4) Separate stabilizer bar from link using
Remover, Special Tool MB991113 (Fig. 35).
(5) Loosen, but do not remove, nut attaching stabi-
lizer bar link to lower control arm (Fig. 37). Back off
and position nut at end of link stud (Fig. 38).
CAUTION: Nut must be positioned at end of stabi-
lizer bar link stud to help prevent end of stud from
being damaged when separating it from lower con-
trol arm.
(6) Position center punch in dimple on end of sta-
bilizer bar link stud (Fig. 38). Strike center punch
with hammer, releasing link stud from lower control
arm. Remove nut.
(7) Remove stabilizer bar link.
INSTALLATION
(1) Install stabilizer bar link into mounting hole on
lower control arm and install attaching nut (Fig. 37).
Tighten attaching nut to 23 N·m (17 ft. lbs.) torque.
(2) Install end of stabilizer bar onto stabilizer bar
link and install attaching nut (Fig. 37). Tighten
attaching nut to 23 N·m (17 ft. lbs.) torque.
(3) Install wheel and tire assembly (Refer to 22 -
TIRES/WHEELS - INSTALLATION). Progressively
tighten wheel mounting nuts in proper sequence to
122 N·m (90 ft. lbs.) torque.
(4) Lower vehicle.
UPPER BALL JOINT
DESCRIPTION
The upper ball joint is threaded into the upper con-
trol arm. It has a tapered stud for attachment of the
ball joint to the steering knuckle (Fig. 39). The
tapered stud of the ball joint is fastened to the steer-
ing knuckle using a castle nut and a cotter pin.
Due to the upper control arm being made of alumi-
num and the ball joint being made of steel (dissimi-
lar metals), corrosion may occur between the pieces.
For this reason, the ball joint has a corrosion preven-
tative coating applied to it.
The ball joint is not a replaceable component of the
upper control arm. If the ball joint is found to be
defective, replacement of the entire upper control
arm is necessary.
Fig. 37 Stabilizer Link Mounting
1 - UPPER NUT
2 - LOWER NUT
3 - LOWER CONTROL ARM
4 - LINK
5 - STABILIZER BAR
Fig. 38 Stabilizer Bar Link Removal
1 - STABILIZER BAR ATTACHING LINK
2 - NUT
3 - CENTER PUNCH
4 - STUD
5 - LOWER CONTROL ARM
6 - STEERING KNUCKLE
2 - 22 FRONT SUSPENSION ZB
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