Front Stabilizer Bar: Removal
- Move adjusting switch on instrument panel (suspension valve switch) to "S" (Detent) position. This will lock in suspension pressure and hold it when vehicle is raised off ground.
- Raise vehicle, with jacks placed under outer edges of lower control arms. Remove front wheels.
- Loosen Allen screw on clamping piece of stabilizer bar-to-control arm. Remove large hex bolt from end of stabilizer bar. Remove 2 remaining hex bolts on clamping piece and remove clamping piece.
- Remove master cylinder, booster, air cleaner, Climate Control (A/C) regulating valve, heater hoses and pipes, as required to gain clearance for stabilizer bar removal. Discharge A/C system and disconnect A/C lines and oil pressure line. Pull vacuum line of master vacuum system from pipe. Remove regulating linkage.
- Detach connecting rod on lever of level controller (loosen hex nut while counterholding ball pin with 10 mm open-end wrench).NOTE: Do not pull ball pin out of socket.
- Remove stabilizer bar brackets. Mark rubber insulating mounts for reinstallation in proper position and on proper side. Remove stabilizer bar end covers from wheel wells. Remove stabilizer bar.
- If necessary, remove actuating linkage for level controller at this time: detach clamping nuts and bracket from stabilizer bar. When reattaching, be sure lever of connecting shaft is against stabilizer bar.