| 1. | Raise the rear of the vehicle, and support it with safety stands in the proper locations. |
| 2. | Remove the rear wheel. |
| 3. | Remove the self-locking nut (A) and 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 trailing 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 a flange nut, and lightly tighten them. |
| 6. | Place a floor jack under the trailing 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 pins 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. |