Rear Stabilizer Bar And Stabilizer Bar Links
| ITEM | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stabilizer bar link - Right |
| 2 | Bush - Stabilizer bar to subframe |
| 3 | Bracket - Stabilizer bar to subframe |
| 4 | Stabilizer bar link - Left |
| 5 | Rear stabilizer bar |
The stabilizer bar is fabricated from hardened steel pipe. The stabilizer bar operates via a pair of stabilizer bar links, from their attachment to the lower control arm.
The stabilizer bar is mounted on the subframe's rear cross member and is attached with 2 compression rubber bushes which wind up torsionally in operation. Brackets, which are pressed onto the bushes, are attached to the cross member with bolts. The stabilizer bar has plastic moulded, 'anti-shuffle' collars positioned on the inside edges of the bushes. The collars prevent sideways movement of the stabilizer bar.
The links have a ball joint at each end and are equipped with hardened steel washers pressed onto the ballpins at both ends. The bottom ball joint is attached to the stabilizer bar link at 90° to the stabilizer bar link axis. The ball joint is located in a hole in the lower control arm and secured with the hardened steel washer on one side of the interface and a self-locking nut on the other. The top ball joint is attached to the stabilizer bar link at 90° to the stabilizer bar link axis. The ball joint is located in a hole in the end of the stabilizer bar and secured with the hardened steel washer on one side of the interface. On the other side it is secured with a self-locking nut.