Stabilizer Bar: Removal

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Dodge Grand Caravan, 2004 Dodge Caravan, and 2004 Chrysler Town & Country. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Raise Vehicle. Refer to JACKING & HOISTING .
Remove the bolts fastening the power steering cooler to the front suspension cradle crossmember reinforcement (See Fig 1 ).

Fig 1: Removing Power Steering Cooler
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Remove the lower control arm rear bushing retainer bolts located on each side of each lower control arm rear bushing.
NOTE: The bolts fastening the cradle crossmember reinforcement are of two different thread sizes. Note the location of the various sizes.
Remove the bolts attaching the cradle crossmember reinforcement to the front suspension cradle crossmember (See Fig 2 ). Remove the 2 bolts fastening the reinforcement and rear of cradle crossmember to the body of the vehicle. Remove the reinforcement.

Fig 2: Exploded View Of Cradle Crossmember Reinforcement
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CAUTION: When removing the nut from the stud of the stabilizer bar link, do not allow the stud to rotate in it's socket. Hold the stud from rotating by placing an open-end wrench on the flat machined into the stud (See Fig 3 ).
Remove the stabilizer bar links from each end of the stabilizer bar (See Fig 3 ). To do so, place an open-end wrench on the flat machined into the link's mounting stud, then remove the nut while holding the wrench in place. Push each stud out of the hole in the stabilizer bar.

Fig 3: Identifying Stabilizer Bar Link To Stabilizer Bar Attachment
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Remove the stabilizer bar bushing (cushion) retainers from the front suspension cradle crossmember (See Fig 4 ).
Remove the stabilizer bar and bushings (cushions) as an assembly from the front suspension cradle crossmember.

Fig 4: Identifying Front Stabilizer Bar Retainers

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