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STABILIZER LINK REMOVAL NOTE: Review all Warnings and Cautions. (Refer to (1) Raise vehicle. (Refer to LUBRICATION & MAINTENANCE/HOISTING - STANDARD PROCE- (2) Remove wheel and tire assembly. (Refer to 22 - TIRES/WHEELS - REMOVAL) (3) Remove nut attaching stabilizer bar link to end of stabilizer bar (Fig. 37). CAUTION: Use only Remover, Special Tool MB991113, to remove link from stabilizer bar. Use of (4) Separate stabilizer bar from link using Remover, Special Tool MB991113 (Fig. 35). (5) Loosen, but do not remove, nut attaching stabi- lizer bar link to lower control arm (Fig. 37). Back off CAUTION: Nut must be positioned at end of stabi- (6) Position center punch in dimple on end of sta- bilizer bar link stud (Fig. 38). Strike center punch (7) Remove stabilizer bar link. INSTALLATION (1) Install stabilizer bar link into mounting hole on lower control arm and install attaching nut (Fig. 37). (2) Install end of stabilizer bar onto stabilizer bar link and install attaching nut (Fig. 37). Tighten (3) Install wheel and tire assembly (Refer to 22 - TIRES/WHEELS - INSTALLATION). Progressively (4) Lower vehicle. UPPER BALL JOINT DESCRIPTION The upper ball joint is threaded into the upper con- trol arm. It has a tapered stud for attachment of the Due to the upper control arm being made of alumi- num and the ball joint being made of steel (dissimi- The ball joint is not a replaceable component of the upper control arm. If the ball joint is found to be Fig. 37 Stabilizer Link Mounting 1 - UPPER NUT Fig. 38 Stabilizer Bar Link Removal 1 - STABILIZER BAR ATTACHING LINK 2 - 22 FRONT SUSPENSION ZB |