Stabilizer Shaft; Major Services; Spring; Stabilizer Link Installation Except Firebird - Pontiac Grand Prix Service Manual

FRONT SUSPENSION 3 -7
until it bottoms at end of steel threaris.
2. Tighten upper stud nut to 8 Ib. ft. torque and torque
two lower attaching screws to 20 Ib. ft.
STABILIZER SHAFT
REMOVE
1. Raise car and support front end with stands at
frame side rails.
NOTE: This allows lower control arms to swing down
and provide more clearance for stabilizer shaft removal
on Pontiac and Firebird.
2. Disconnect both links from stabilizer shaft by
removing each link nut and rotating shaft up from
lower control arm (Fig. 3-8).
3. Remove screws holding two stabilizer shaft brackets
to frame and remove two brackets and bushings from
shaft. Remove two clamps and sleeves (Fig. 3-9) from
shaft on Firebird (early models only).
4. Remove shaft.
INSTALL
1. Install by reversing the above steps.
2. Tighten bracket attaching screws to 30 lb. ft. torque
on Pontiac and 12 Ib. ft. torque on all other models
with car at curb height. Tighten clamp nuts to 9 lb. ft.
on Firebird.
3. Install link assembly as shown in Fig. 3-8. Tighten
nut 15 lb. ft. torque on all mod'els except Firebird.
Torque nut to 8 lb. ft. on Firebird models.
MAJOR SERVICES
SPRING
REMOVE
I. Remove nut, retainer and grommet which attach
upper end of shock absorber to frame bracket.
NOTE: Shock absorber piston rod must not turn while
loosening nut.
If
necessary, use pliers or wrench to hold
top of rod while removing nut.
2. Raise car and support front end with stands at
frame side rails.
3. Remove two shock absorber lower attaching screws
and remove shock through lower wntrol arm.
4. Remove stabilizer link nut, link, spacer, grommets
and retainers.
5. Using a hydraulic transmission jack, bolt adjustable
spring removal tool J 23028 onto the jack and position
under the two inner wntrol arm bushings (Fig. 3-10).
NOTE: When positioning spring tool under lower
control arm bushings, on some modeh it is necessary to
tilt the tool at a slight angle to provide clearance to let
control arm swing down.
6. Remove the two lower control arm to front
crossmember pivot bolts.
7. Carefully allow lower wntrol arm to swing down by
lowering jack.
CAUTION: Allow spring to completely expand before
attempting to remove it.
8. Remove spring.
INSTALL
1. Install by reversing the above steps. Take care to
ensure that spring is properly installed as shown in
Fig. 3-1 1 on Pontiac, Tempest and Grand Prix models.
2. Tighten lower control arm pivot bolts to 110 lb. ft.
torque or nuts to 80 lb. ft. torque with lower wntrol
arm in normal curb height position.
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Fig. 3-8 Stabilizer Link Installation Except Firebird