Ford Ranger Maintaince And Repair Manual page 861

Exploded view of the Mountaineer, 1995−99 Explorer and 1998−99 Ranger stabilizer bar
1. Raise and safely support the vehicle.
2. Remove the nut, washer and bushing (on underside of the lower control arm) linking the stabilizer bar
end to the lower control arm.
3. Lift up on the bar and remove the remaining bushings and the spacer and bolt assembly (called the
end link) from the stabilizer bar end.
4. Remove the bar mounting bracket−to−frame bolts.
5. Remove the stabilizer bar from the vehicle. If necessary, remove the mounting brackets and insulators
from the bar.
To install:
6. Inspect all of the stabilizer bar mounting and end link bushings. Replace any that are cracked,
squashed, swollen or damaged.
7. Position the stabilizer bar mounting brackets to the frame and install the retaining bolts loosely.
8. Install the end link assembly to the bar end and the lower control arm. Install the end link retaining
bolt loosely.
9. Tighten the mounting bracket bolts to 65−91 ft. lbs. (88−119 Nm).
The end link assembly must be tightened with the vehicle weight on the front wheels.
10. Lower the vehicle then tighten the end link retaining nut to 10−13 ft. lbs. (13−17 Nm).
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