Withdrawal
1. The stabilizer must be removed and installed on a car mounted on its own wheels. To carry out this operation, therefore, it is best to install the car on a viewing hole or overpass.
2. Turn away bolts and other fastenings and remove the lower protective casing of the power unit to get access to collars of stabilizer support.
3. Turn away nuts and bolts of fastening of collars of support to a stretcher. Remove the clamps and discard the nuts - new ones are required for installation.
4. Turn away nuts of fastening and disconnect vertical drafts of the stabilizer from the bottom levers from two parties. On later models with vertical link mounts, the links are fastened with bolts and nuts through rubber bushings. Discard nuts in any configuration - new ones are required for installation.
5. Turn away nuts of fastening of the stabilizer to vertical drafts. Discard the nuts - new ones are required for installation. On later models, the vertical rods are fastened with bolts and nuts (note the remark in the previous paragraph). If provided, remove the washers and rear bushings from both sides of the stabilizer, noting how they were installed.
6. When removing, pay attention to the method of installing the rubber bushings of the vertical rods - the convex side to "fork" from levers. On later models, the vertical links have rubber bushings instead of pivots. For correct installation, the arrow on the side of this link must point forward of the vehicle.
7. Lower the stabilizer and remove it from the vehicle.
8. Damaged and bent stabilizer must be replaced. Worn and dented bushings must also be replaced.
Installation
9. Fix the links on the stabilizer, then insert the bolts (if provided) and new fastening nuts - at this stage, tighten them "by hand" The convex side must point forward of the vehicle. On later models, the arrow on the side of the tie rod must also point forward of the vehicle.
10. Place the stabilizer in place and attach the vertical links to the arms. Insert mounting bolts or hinge pins (depending on the type of traction) into the holes in the lower control arms.
11. Wrap new nuts of fastening of drafts. tightening them at this stage only "by hand".
12. Install the clamps on the stabilizer bushings. Insert mounting bolts and tighten new nuts. At this stage, tighten the nuts only "by hand".
13. Rock the car from side to side so that the stabilizer "established". Tighten all four tie rod nuts to the prescribed torque, tighten the clamp bolt nuts to the prescribed torque.
14. Install the bottom guard by tightening the screws securely.
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