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Installation Procedure

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  1. Using a pry bar, lower the stabilizer shaft.
  2. Install the stabilizer shaft insulators to the stabilizer shaft. Make sure the slit in the stabilizer shaft insulator faces forward.
  3. Install the stabilizer shaft brackets to the stabilizer shaft insulators.
  4. Install the stabilizer shaft bracket mounting bolts (right hand).
  5. Install the stabilizer shaft bracket mounting bolt and nut (left hand). Tighten the stabilizer shaft bracket mounting bolts and the nut to 55 N.m (41 lb ft).
  6. Install the idler arms to the frame.
  7. Install the idler arm mounting bolts. Tighten the idler arm mounting bolts to 105 N.m (77 lb ft).
  8. Lower the vehicle.