Remove/install front stabilizer bar

AR32.35-B-2050E

Remove/install front stabilizer bar

12.02.16



Remove and install

1

Put the vehicle in a flat and leveled floor. Choke the rear wheels to avoid its accidental movement

 if the vehicle is loaded, take care during its lifting operation.

2

Disconnect the negative battery cable or turn the general switch off

 Loose the screw of the negative cable of the frame rail, avoiding to loose the battery terminals too.

3

Unfasten the front absorbers from their lower fastening

 The surplus of travels damages the shock absorbers.

AR32.25-B-0105B

Danger!

Risk of life due to the vehicle's sliding and tumbling down from the lifter

Position the vehicle on an appropriate lift so the front axle wheels, rear drive and driven axle wheels remain supported safely on the support plates of the elevator, at the lifting points determined by the vehicle manufacturer.

AS00.00-B-0010-01B

4

Lift slightly the vehicle at both sides by the longitudinal members, in such a way that the stabilizer remains free of pressure to permit to remove the articulations

 At this point, support the vehicle on racks placed safety in such a way that permits the removal of the stabilizer.

Danger!

Risk of injury due to being caught or smashed when opening and closing the engine hood

During the hood tilting operation, keep the tilting area always free of people and objects.

AS88.40-B-0001-01A

5

Open and tilt the hood to make easier the access

AR88.40-B-1000B

6

Remove at the lower articulations, the self-locking nuts (16), the pins from the threaded articulations (15), the spacer washers (14) and separate the bar (1) from the side shackles (12)

Install: Assemble new self-locking nuts.



*BA32.35-B-1002-02B

7

Remove from the upper side articulations, the self-locking nuts (23), the spacer washers (22) and remove the shackles (12) from the pins integrated in the supports (18)

Install: Assemble new self-locking nuts.



*BA32.35-B-1003-02B

8

Remove the elastic bushings (21) from the shackles (12)

Install: Assemble new elastic bushings in the shackles.

9

Remove from the stabilizer bar (1) the bearings (3), the self-locking nuts (10), the bolts (9) and clamps (8)

Install: Assemble new self-locking nuts.



*BA32.35-B-1005-02B

10

Unfasten the clips (4) nuts (5) from the springs front, remove the bar (1) together with the bearings (3) assembled on it

Install: Assemble new self-locking nuts and tighten the spring clips.



*BA32.20-B-1001-01A

11

Remove from the stabilizer bar (1) the snap rings (7), the bearing mounts (6) and the bearings (3)

Install: With the bar disassembled, install on it the bearings (3), the new mounts (6) in the correct position (ring grove face out) and the new snap rings (7).

12

Remove the eye bolts (11) mounts (13) from the stabilizer bar (1)

Install: Assemble new mounts in the stabilizer bar eye bolts. (11)

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Check

13

Check all the articulation components

Replace:

Shackles (12) in poor condition or deformed.

Elastic bushings (21).

Self-locking nuts (5), (10), (16), (20) and (23).

Bar eye bolts mounts (13).

Deformed stabilizer bar (1).

Bearings' mounts (6).

Snap rings (7).

14

 If it is necessary to replace the upper articulation support (17) with the integrated pin (18), remove the self-locking nuts (20) and the bolts (19).

Install: Assemble the new support, the bolts and the self-locking nuts.



*BA31.30-B-1001-01D

15

Carry out the installation in the reverse direction

Install: Put a light Vaseline layer on the surfaces of the new mounts and bushings to facilitate their assemblage.

*BR00.45-B-1001-06A

16

Carry out a test drive with the vehicle

 Check its behavior.

Número

Denominação

Chassis 388; 660; 695; 696

BA32.20-B-1001-01A

Spring Clip nut on front axle

M12x1.5

Nm

-

M14x1.5

Nm

-

M16x1.5

Nm

-

New clamps

M18x1.5

Nm

350

Maintenance - retightening

Nm

280

M20x1.5

Nm

500

M24x1.5

Nm

640...860

Número

Denominação

Vehicles 386.0; 386.3; 388.0; 660.0; 682.1; 695.0; 695.3; 696.0; 696.3

BA32.35-B-1002-02B

Rod support/shackler in the stabilize bar

Torsion bar type Omega (curved at the sides)

M16x1.5

Nm

225

Torsion bar type Omega (curved at the sides)

M14x1.5

Nm

135

BA32.35-B-1003-02B

Rod/shackler nut in the support

Torsion bar type Omega (curved at the sides)

M12x1.5

Nm

90...110

Torsion bar type Omega (curved at the sides)

M14x1.5

Nm

120

Torsion bar type Omega (curved at the sides)

M22x1.5

Nm

-

BA32.35-B-1005-02B

Bearing cover

Torsion bar type Omega (curved at the sides)

M10x1.5

Nm

35

Torsion bar type Omega (curved at the sides)

M12x1.5

Nm

90...110

Torsion bar type Omega (curved at the sides)

M16x1.5

Nm

230...300

Número

Denominação

Vehicles 696.0, 696.3

BA31.30-B-1001-01D

Front spring's front support bolts on the side rail

M14x1.5

Nm

170

M16x1.5

Nm

-

M20x1.5

Nm

340

Número

Denominação

Número de pedido

BR00.45-B-1001-06A

Vaseline

-