Suzuki Engine 2002 GRAND VITARA SQ625 Service Manual - On-Vehicle Service

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ESCUDO

1. Suspension control arm

2. Stabilizer bar

3. Stabilizer ball joint

4. Ball joint bushings

5. Ball joint washers

6. Ball joint nuts

7. Bracket bolts

1. Painted

2. Mount bracket

FRONT SUSPENSION

3D-5

ON-VEHICLE SERVICE

STABILIZER BAR/BUSHINGS

REMOVAL

1) Hoist vehicle.

2) Remove stabilizer bar mount bush bracket bolts.

3) Remove stabilizer ball joint nuts, washers and bushings.

4) Remove stabilizer bar with its ball joints.

5) Disconnect stabilizer ball joints from stabilizer bar.

INSTALLATION

NOTE:

For correct installation of stabilizer bar, side-to-side, be sure

that color paint on stabilizer bar aligns with mount bush, both

right and left, as shown. And face color paint to lower side.

1) Connect stabilizer ball joints and stabilizer bar.

2) Install stabilizer ball joints to lower arms.

NOTE:

Do not tighten stabilizer ball joint nuts completely.

3) Install stabilizer bar mount bush brackets.

4) When installing stabilizer, loosely assemble all components

while insuring that stabilizer is centered, side-to-side.

Check that ball joint is set at neutral position seeing from body

upper side.

5) Tighten stabilizer bracket bolts and stabilizer ball joint nuts to

specified torque.

Tightening Torque

(a): 26 N

.

m (2.6 kg-m, 19.0 lb-ft)

(b): 50 N

.

m (5.0 kg-m, 36.5 lb-ft)

(c): 23 N

.

m (2.3 kg-m, 17.0 lb-ft)