Kia Carens. Manual

2001 > 1.8L DOHC >

Removal

1. Lift front of vehicle and support it with safety stands.

2. Remove wheel and tire.

3. Remove plastic undercover.

4. Remove stabilizer from control link.

5. Remove stabilizer bracket bolt.

6. Support engine with SST(0K201 170 AA0), and remove six subframe mounting bolts.

7. Lower the subframe enough to pull the stabilizer out from behind the subframe.

8. Remove stabilizer.

Installation

1. Align the stabilizer busing with the clamp on the stabilzer bat. Locate the bushing adjacent to the position

line on stabilizer bar.

2. Position stabilizer behind subframe.

3. Raise the subframe into place and tighten six mounting bolts to specified torque.

Tightening torque : 69~86lb-ft(93~117 N·m, 9.5~11.9 kg-m)

4. Tighten the two stabilize bracket bolt.

Tightening torque : 32~40lb-ft (43~54 N·m, 4.4~5.5 kg-m)

5. Install the stabilizer bar to the stabilizer control link.

Tightening torque : 32~45 lb-ft (43~61 N·m, 4.4~6.2 kg-m)

Tighten the two control -link nuts to specified torque before lowering vehicle (unload condition).

Kia Carens. Manual - part 203