On-Vehicle Service; Stabilizer Bar/Bushings; Installation - Suzuki SQ416 Service Manual

1. Suspension control arm
2. Stabilizer bar
3. Stabilizer ball joint
4. Ball joint bushings
5. Ball joint washers
6. Ball joint nuts
7. Bracket bolts
1. Painted
2. Mount bracket

ON-VEHICLE SERVICE

STABILIZER BAR/BUSHINGS

REMOVAL
1) Hoist vehicle.
2) Remove stabilizer bar mount bush bracket bolts.
3) Remove stabilizer ball joint nuts, washers and bushings.
4) Remove stabilizer bar with its ball joints.
5) Disconnect stabilizer ball joints from stabilizer bar.

INSTALLATION

NOTE:
For correct installation of stabilizer bar, side-to-side, be sure
that color paint on stabilizer bar aligns with mount bush, both
right and left, as shown. And face color paint to lower side.
1) Connect stabilizer ball joints and stabilizer bar.
2) Install stabilizer ball joints to lower arms.
NOTE:
Do not tighten stabilizer ball joint nuts completely.
3) Install stabilizer bar mount bush brackets.
4) When installing stabilizer, loosely assemble all components
while insuring that stabilizer is centered, side-to-side.
Check that ball joint is set at neutral position seeing from body
upper side.
5) Tighten stabilizer bracket bolts and stabilizer ball joint nuts to
specified torque.
Tightening Torque
.
(a): 26 N m (2.6 kg-m, 19.0 lb-ft)
.
(b): 50 N m (5.0 kg-m, 36.5 lb-ft)
.
(c): 23 N m (2.3 kg-m, 17.0 lb-ft)
FRONT SUSPENSION 3D-5