Rear Stabilizer Bar And Links
| ITEM | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rear stabilizer bar link |
| 2 | Nut |
| 3 | Bush - Stabilizer bar to subframe |
| 4 | Rear stabilizer bar |
The stabilizer bar is made of hardened steel. The stabilizer bar operates, via a pair of links, which are attached to the bar and the lower control arm. The stabilizer bar is mounted on the subframes front cross member and is attached with 2 bushes bonded over the stabilizer bar coating.
Brackets are pressed onto the bushes and attached to the cross member with bolts. Bushes wind up torsionally in operation. The stabilizer bar links have a ball joint at each end and fitted with hardened steel washers pressed onto the ball pins at both ends. The bottom ball joint is attached to the link at 180 degrees to the link axis. The bottom ball joint is located in a hole in the lower control arm. The bottom ball joint is secured with the hardened steel washer on 1 side of the interface and a self locking nut on the other. The top ball joint is located in a hole in the end of the stabilizer bar. The top ball joint is secured with the hardened steel washer on 1 side of the interface and the self locking nut on the other.