Subaru IMPREZA GD 2007 Series Manual page 3391

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6. Front Stabilizer
A: REMOVAL
1) Lift up the vehicle.
2) Remove the jack-up plate from lower part of the
crossmember.
3) Remove the sub frame.
4) Remove the nuts which secure the stabilizer link
to the front transverse link.
• STI model:
• Except for STI model:
5) Remove the bolt which secures the stabilizer to
the crossmember.
Front Stabilizer
B: INSTALLATION
1) Install in the reverse order of removal.
NOTE:
• Install the bushing (on front crossmember side)
while aligning it with the paint mark on the stabiliz-
er.
• When installing, make sure that the bushing and
stabilizer are labeled with the same identification
marks (paint mark).
FS-00048
(1) Paint mark of the stabilizer
(2) Bushing identification color
2) Always tighten the stabilizer bushing in the state
where the vehicle is at curb weight and the wheels
are in full contact with the ground.
Tightening torque:
Jack-up plate to crossmember:
70 N·m (7.1 kgf-m, 52 ft-lb)
Stabilizer link to front transverse link (sedan
turbo model and STI model):
FS-00070
45 N·m (4.6 kgf-m, 33 ft-lb)
Stabilizer link to front transverse link (except
for sedan turbo model and STI model):
30 N·m (3.1 kgf-m, 22 ft-lb)
Stabilizer to crossmember:
25 N·m (2.5 kgf-m, 18.1 ft-lb)
C: INSPECTION
1) Check the bushing for major cracks, fatigue or
damage.
2) Make sure that the stabilizer link has no defor-
mation, cracks or damage or that the bushing is not
protruding from the hole in the stabilizer link.
FS-00049
FS-21
FRONT SUSPENSION
(1)
(2)
RS-00113