Chrysler 300M 2002 Service Manual page 64

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STABILIZER BAR (Continued)
rails (Fig. 16) (the 2 rearward attaching bolts also
attach the front corners of the rear suspension cross-
member in place). Remove the stabilizer bar from the
vehicle.
(5) Mount the stabilizer bar in a soft jawed vise
with one of the two bushings mount just above the
vise jaws.
(6) Carefully pry back the retainer tabs on the
wider end of the upper bushing retainer away from
the lower half.
(7) Using a hammer and a brass drift punch, tap
the upper half of the bushing retainer assembly for-
ward, off of the lower half and bushing (Fig. 17).
Fig. 17 Bushing Retainer Removal
1 - STABILIZER BAR
2 - UPPER RETAINER HALF
3 - BRASS DRIFT PUNCH
4 - RELEASED RETAINER TABS
5 - LOWER RETAINER HALF
6 - SOFT JAWED VISE
(8) Remove the lower half of the bushing retainer
from the bushing.
(9) Remove the bushing from the stabilizer bar.
Make note that the slit in the bushing points
toward the front of the vehicle.
(10) Remove the stabilizer bar from the vise, and
repeat the preceding 5 steps to remove the second
bushing from the other side of the stabilizer bar.
INSTALLATION - STABILIZER BAR (REAR)
NOTE: Inspect the bushings and retainers for
cracks and distortion. If any signs appear, these
pieces should be replaced.
(1) Install the bushings onto the stabilizer bar.
Make sure that the slit in the bushing points
toward the front of the vehicle.
(2) Mount the stabilizer bar in the soft jawed vise
with the bushing just above the top of the vise jaws.
(3) Install the lower half of the retainer onto the
bushing with the elongated mounting hole towards
the front of the vehicle.
(4) Install the upper half of the retainer onto the
lower half. This is done by tapping the upper half,
starting with the large end, onto the lower half with
a hammer and brass drift punch (Fig. 18). Tap the
upper retainer half on until the mounting holes line
up with the ones in the lower half.
Fig. 18 Bushing Retainer Installation
1 - RETAINER TABS
2 - LOWER RETAINER HALF
3 - STABILIZER BAR
4 - RETAINER TABS
5 - ELONGATED MOUNTING HOLE
6 - SOFT JAWED VISE
7 - UPPER RETAINER HALF
8 - BRASS DRIFT PUNCH
(5) Using a pair of pliers, bend the retainer tabs
on the upper retainer half around the lower retainer
half, securing the two halves together.
(6) Remove the stabilizer bar from the vise, and
repeat the preceding 5 steps to install the second
bushing and retainer on the other side of the stabi-
lizer bar.
(7) Position the rear stabilizer bar in position
between the frame rails. Install the 4 bolts attaching
both stabilizer bar isolator bushing retainers to the
frame rails (Fig. 16) (the 2 rearward attaching bolts
attach the front corners of the rear suspension cross-
member in place). Tighten the forward stabilizer bar
isolator bushing retainer attaching bolts to 40 N·m
(30 ft. lbs.). Tighten the 2 rearward stabilizer bar iso-
lator bushing retainer attaching bolts (which also
serve as the forward rear crossmember attaching
bolts) to 100 N·m (75 ft. lbs.).
(8) Install the screw securing the brake tubes to
the left stabilizer bar isolator bushing retainer (Fig.
16).
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