Rear Stabilizer: Installation

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CAUTION:

Use a new flange nut.
Always tighten the bushing in the state where the vehicle is at curb weight and the wheels are in full contact with the ground.
Align the paint mark end of stabilizer to the end of bushing when installing.

Fig 1: Identifying Identification Paint And Bushing
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Install each part in the reverse order of removal.

Tightening torque:

Stabilizer link

38 N.m (3.87 kgf-m, 28.0 ft-lb)

Stabilizer clamp

30 N.m (3.06 kgf-m, 22.1 ft-lb)