Front suspension stabilizer bar joint bushes - replace

Operation 4410C16 · Stabilizer bar and anchorage struts

Removing

Position the vehicle on a lift and raise it.

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1. Undo bolt (1a), bolt (1b) and nut (1c) on the right and left side securing the antiroll bar struts (1d) to the front beam.

Bolt (1a) also secures the rear of the wishbone.

2. Move the antiroll bar slightly to one side and remove the rubber bushes.

Refitting

Fit new rubber bushes.

Screw in the bolts and nut securing the right and left antiroll bar retaining struts to the front beam without tightening.

Carry out final tightening of the antiroll bar fastenings under theoretical design load conditions Design load conditions on the front axle are achieved by ballasting the car (carry out this operation with the wheels fitted and the car on the ground or an appropriate lift). To do this, place 70 kg loads on the car floor in the areas in front of the right and left front seats. Then use a torque wrench to tighten the following bolts.

1. Tighten to torque bolts (1a) securing the rear of the wishbone and the antiroll bar strut to the body and tighten nut (1b) and bolt (1c) securing the antiroll bar to the beam.

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