Contents: Removal ⬇ Installation ⬇
Removal
Before removing the anti-roll bar, the engine must be secured at its left engine bracket so that the engine is supported on the vehicle raised off the ground and there is sufficient clearance to lower the front subframe.
Apply the handbrake and jack up the front of the car and secure it on the stands under the axle.
On models with twin camshaft engines, remove the lower splash shield as directed in chapter 11.
If desired, remove the front section of the exhaust system as shown in the following to gain better access to components chapter 4.
Working underneath the vehicle, loosen and remove the nuts securing the anti-roll bar to the lower control arms. Remove the concave washers and rubber gaskets.
Make sure the engine is secured, then remove the two nuts and washers securing the transmission/engine assembly to the subframe.
Support the subframe with a wheel jack, placing wooden blocks underneath.
Remove the two rear and two center bolts that secure the subframe to the underbody of the car. Note that the rear bolts also secure the lower control arms to the subframe. These bolts are very tight.
Note: Some earlier models used a short front frame that was secured with four bolts instead of six. On these models, remove all four subframe bolts and then remove the subframe from the vehicle.
Loosen, but do not remove, the two bolts securing the front subframe to the underbody (does not apply to some previously released models).
Carefully lower the subframe so that the subframe and stabilizer bar mounting bolts are accessible, then remove the bolts.
Remove the stabilizer bar from the subframe.
Installation
If desired, the stabilizer bar mounting bushings can be replaced as described in the next section.
Installation is carried out in the reverse order of removal, taking into account the following.
When installing the subframe, new rear bolts must be installed and tightened in three stages as specified in the specification.
Connect the ends of the stabilizer bar to the lower arms, making sure that the concave washers that hold the rubber pads are installed with the concave side facing the lower arm.
Install the new nuts that secure the anti-roll bar to the lower arm and tighten them so that the rubber sleeve is compressed, as shown in Figure 10.11. If necessary, replace the rubber bushings.
Install new stabilizer bar retaining nuts and tighten to specification.
Tighten all nuts and bolts as required.
If necessary, install the front section of the exhaust system (see chapter 4).
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