Rear Stabilizer - Subaru 2002 IMPREZA Service Manual

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REAR SUSPENSION

3. Rear Stabilizer

1) Jack-up the rear part of the vehicle, support it

with safety stands (rigid racks).

2) Remove the bolt which secures stabilizer link to

rear lateral link.

3) Remove the bolt and nut which secure stabilizer

to stabilizer bracket.

REAR STABILIZER

B: INSTALLATION

1) Install in the reverse order of removal.

• Install the bushing while aligning it with paint

mark on stabilizer.

• Ensure that bushing and stabilizer have the

same identification colors when installing.

2) Always tighten the rubber bushing location when

wheels are in full contact with the ground and vehi-

cle is curb weight.

Tightening torque:

Stabilizer link to rear lateral link

45 N·m (4.6 kgf-m, 33.2 ft-lb)

Stabilizer to stabilizer bracket

25 N·m (2.5 kgf-m, 18.1 ft-lb)

C: INSPECTION

1) Check the bushing for cracks, fatigue or dam-

2) Check the stabilizer links for deformities, cracks,

or damage, and bushing for protrusions from the

hole of stabilizer link.

(1) Mark stamped on stabilizer

(2) Bushing identification color

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