Astro Van L AWD V6-4.3L VIN W (1996)
Stabilizer Bar: Service and Repair
Front Suspension
Fig. 18 Stabilizer Bar Replacement
1. Raise and support front of vehicle.
2. Remove nuts from both sides to disconnect linkage. Pull the bolts down through the retainers, grommets and spacers. These components will come
free with the ends of the stabilizer.
3. Remove bracket-to-frame or body bolts, then the stabilizer bar, rubber bushings and brackets, Fig. 18.
4. Reverse procedure to install, noting the following:
a. Install stabilizer bar insulators with the slit toward the front of the vehicle, stabilizer bar identification stamping appears on right side of vehicle
and the offset in the bar is in the downward position.
b. Position rubber bushings squarely in brackets with slit in bushings facing front of vehicle.
c. Tighten stabilizer bar retaining nuts and bracket bolts to specifications.
