1. | Raise the front of the vehicle, and support it with safety stands in the proper locations. |
2. | Remove the front wheel. |
3. | Remove the self-locking nut (A) and the flange nut (B) while holding the respective joint pin (C) with a hex wrench (D), then remove the stabilizer link (E).
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4. | Install the stabilizer link on the stabilizer bar (F) and lower arm (G) with the joint pins set at the center of their range of the movement. NOTE: The stabilizer link has a paint mark (H). Align the paint mark on the stabilizer link facing rearward. |
5. | Install new self-locking nut and new flange nut, and lightly tighten them. |
6. | Place a jack under the lower arm, and raise the suspension to load it with the vehicle's weight. |
7. | Tighten the self-locking nut and flange nut to the specified torque values while holding the respective joint pin with a hex wrench. |
8. | Reinstall all removed parts and test-drive the vehicle. |
9. | After 5 minutes of driving, tighten the self-locking nut and the flange nut again to the specified torque values. |