Stabilizer Bar: Removing

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-- Loosen the wheel bolts.

-- Raise the vehicle.

-- Remove the front wheels.

-- Remove the lower noise insulation. Refer to Description and Operation .

-- Remove the right and left nuts -1- from the coupling rods -3-.

Fig 1: Identifying Coupling Rod And Nuts And Stabilizer Bar

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-- Remove the right and left coupling rods -3- from the stabilizer bar -2-.

-- Remove exhaust system bracket from subframe -arrows-.

Fig 2: Identifying Exhaust System Bracket (Suspended Mount) Bolts

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-- Loosen the double clamp for the exhaust system.