GM Service Manual Online
For 1990-2009 cars only

Removal Procedure

  1. Raise and support the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle.
  2. Remove the stabilizer shaft links. Refer to Stabilizer Shaft Link Replacement.

  3. Object Number: 160493  Size: SH
  4. Remove the stabilizer shaft insulator bracket bolt (6).
  5. Bend the open end of the clamp (5) upward.
  6. Remove the stabilizer shaft insulators (3).
  7. Remove the stabilizer shaft.

Installation Procedure


    Object Number: 160493  Size: SH
  1. Install the stabilizer shaft (4) to the vehicle.
  2. Install the stabilizer shaft insulators to the stabilizer shaft with the slits forward.
  3. Bend the stabilizer shaft insulator brackets downward.
  4. Caution: Refer to Fastener Caution in the Preface section.

  5. Install the stabilizer shaft bracket retaining bolt.
  6. Tighten
    Tighten the stabilizer shaft bracket retaining bolts to 33 N·m (24 lb ft).

  7. Install the stabilizer shaft links. Refer to Stabilizer Shaft Link Replacement.
  8. Lower the vehicle.