204-00-1 204-00-1Suspension System

REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION2. NOTE: Inspect the bushings for wear orStabilizer Bar and Link Front

damage. Install new bushings as necessary.NOTE: Install new stabilizer link nuts and1. Remove the components in the order indicatedstabilizer bar bolts.in the following illustration and table.To install, reverse the removal procedure.

Item 4: Stabilizer Bar-to-Frame BoltsItem Part Number Description Installation Note1 5C491 Nut and grommet

1. Inspect and clean the mating surfaces and the2 5495 Stud internal threads. Make sure all mating surfaces3 5K484 Stabilizer bar link

are free of foreign material and remove any4 W707472-S426 Stabilizer bar-to-frame bolts Locktite from the internal threads. Install new

Installation Notestabilizer bar bolts.

5 5486 Bracket6 5482 Stabilizer bar7 5493 Bushing

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