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Makes 🢒 Buick 🢒 1998 🢒 Skylark 🢒 General Information 🢒 General Information 🢒 Stabilizer Shaft Replacement

Removal Procedure
  1. Raise and support the vehicle. Allow the suspension to freely hang. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle in General Information.
  2. Remove the front tire and the wheel assemblies. Refer to Wheel Removal in Tires and Wheels.

    3. Object Number: 171133 Size: SH
  3. Remove the nuts attaching the stabilizer shafts (1) to the stabilizer links (4-8).
  4. Remove the clamps (2) attaching the stabilizer shaft to the suspenion support assemblies.
  5. Remove the rear and center bolts from the suspension support assemblies, and loosen the front bolts (8).
  6. Remove the stabilizer shaft with insulators (4).

Installation Procedure

    Object Number: 171133 Size: SH
  1. Install the stabilizer shaft (1) with insulators (3) into the vehicle.
  2. Install the clamps (2) attaching the stabilizer shaft (1) to the suspension support assemblies and hand tighten.
  3. Install the suspension support assemblies into position and install the bolts (3-5) by hand tightening.

    4. Notice: Use the correct fastener in the correct location. Replacement fasteners must be the correct part number for that application. Fasteners requiring replacement or fasteners requiring the use of thread locking compound or sealant are identified in the service procedure. Do not use paints, lubricants, or corrosion inhibitors on fasteners or fastener joint surfaces unless specified. These coatings affect fastener torque and joint clamping force and may damage the fastener. Use the correct tightening sequence and specifications when installing fasteners in order to avoid damage to parts and systems.

  4. Install the nuts attaching the stabilizer shaft to the stabilizer links (9).

    5. Tighten
    Tighten the nut to 30 N·m (22 lb ft).

  5. Tighten the suspension support bolts -- the rear first, the center second, the front third -- to specifications.

    6. Tighten

        • Tighten the center bolts first to 120 N·m (89 lb ft).
        • Tighten the front bolts second to 120 N·m (89 lb ft).
        • Tighten the rear bolts third to 120 N·m (89 lb ft).
  6. Install and tighten the clamp nuts to specifications.

    7. Tighten

        • Tighten the stabilizer shaft to clamp nuts to 30 N·m (22 lb ft).
        • Tighten the stabilizer shaft to control arm nuts to 30 N·m (22 lb ft).
  7. Install the front tire and the wheel assemblies. Refer to Wheel Installation in Tires and Wheels.
  8. Check the front wheel alignment. Refer to Wheel Alignment Specifications .