Front Stabilizer - Subaru 2002 IMPREZA Service Manual

6. Front Stabilizer

A: REMOVAL
1) Jack-up the front part of the vehicle and support
it with safety stands (rigid racks).
2) Remove the jack-up plate from lower part of
crossmember.
3) Remove the sub frame.
4) Remove the bolts which secure stabilizer to
crossmember.
5) Remove the bolt which secures stabilizer link to
front transverse link.
FRONT STABILIZER
B: INSTALLATION
1) Install in the reverse order of removal.
NOTE:
• Install the bushing (on front crossmember side)
while aligning it with paint mark on stabilizer.
• Ensure that bushing and stabilizer have the
same identification colors when installing.
B4M1846
2) Always tighten the rubber bushing location when
wheels are in full contact with the ground and vehi-
cle is curb weight.
Tightening torque (Sedan turbo model):
Jack-up plate to crossmember:
20 N·m (2.0 kgf-m, 14.5 ft-lb)
Stabilizer link to front transverse link:
45 N·m (4.6 kgf-m, 33 ft-lb)
Stabilizer to crossmember:
25 N·m (2.5 kgf-m, 18.1 ft-lb)
S4M0355 Tightening torque (Except sedan turbo model):
Jack-up plate to crossmember:
20 N·m (2.0 kgf-m, 14.5 ft-lb)
Stabilizer link to front transverse link:
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 cracks, fatigue or dam-
age.
2) Check the stabilizer link for deformities, cracks,
or damage, and bushing for protrusions from the
hole of stabilizer link.
FS-23
FRONT SUSPENSION
(1) Mark stamped on stabilizer
(2) Bushing identification color
SU0012