Mirage Models
Removing
1. Disconnect the negative cable from the battery.
Attention! If the stereo system installed in the car is equipped with a security code, before disconnecting the battery, make sure that you have the correct combination to activate the audio system!
2. Jack up the car and put it on stands.
3. Disassemble the anti-roll bar: give the lock nuts, remove the cups, rubber and bushings. Turn out bolts of fastening of racks.
4. Remove a reception pipe of system of release of the fulfilled gases.
5. Hang the power unit on the winch from above. Turn out four bolts of fastening of the central beam.
6. Remove both rack and pinion steering assembly supports.
7. Disconnect the lower suspension arm from the central beam.
8. Support the beam with a jack, unscrew the mounting bolts and lower the assembly, providing the necessary free space to remove the anti-roll bar.
9. Give fixture and take a bar of the stabilizer of cross-section stability from under the car.
Installation
Note. Pay attention to the identification marking of the left and right fixing collars.
1. Installation is carried out in the reverse order.
2. Tighten bolts of fastening collars of a bar of the stabilizer of cross-section stability with effort of 22 Н·м.
3. When assembling the stabilizer legs, make sure that the bolt protrusion is 22 mm.
4. Lower the vehicle to the ground and connect the negative cable to the battery.
Galant models through 1993, FWD
Removing
1. Disconnect the negative cable from the battery.
Attention! If the stereo system installed in the car is equipped with a security code, before disconnecting the battery, make sure that you have the correct combination to activate the audio system!
2. Jack up the car and put it on stands.
3. Disconnect the exhaust pipe from the exhaust manifold (remove the seal). Tie the pipe so that it does not interfere with the removal of the anti-roll bar.
Attention! Try not to bend the flexible coupling of the intake section of the exhaust tract at an angle of more than a few degrees!
4. Turn out back bolts of fastening of the central beam.
5. Turn out bolts of fastening of racks of the stabilizer of cross-section stability.
Note. On ball type struts, when releasing the self-locking nut, the ball pin must be kept from turning with a hex key.
6. Turn out bolts of fixing collars of a bar of the stabilizer of cross-section stability.
7. Pull both ends of the rod back over the vehicle, then release its right end from under the lower suspension arm. Next, release the left end of the bar from under the opposite lever. Pulling the bar to the right, remove it from under the car.
8. Assess the degree of wear of all rubber bushings, replace defective components.
9. Check the condition of the stabilizer bar. Replace if necessary.
Installation
1. Get a bar of the stabilizer of cross-section stability on the regular place.
2. Install the boom clamps (pay attention to identification markings). Align the components, then securely tighten the fasteners.
3. Use two wrenches when tightening the ball strut fasteners. Make sure that the protrusion of the bolt above the nut is 16÷18 mm.
4. Connect downpipe to exhaust manifold (don't forget to replace the gasket). Tighten the self-locking articulation nuts to the required torque (40 Nm).
5. Connect the negative cable to the battery.
1993 Galant Models, AWD
Removing
1. Disconnect the negative cable from the battery.
Attention! If the stereo system installed in the car is equipped with a security code, before disconnecting the battery, make sure that you have the correct combination to activate the audio system!
2. Disconnect the exhaust pipe from the exhaust manifold (remove the seal).
3. Remove the center bracket and transfer case assembly.
4. Remove the anti-roll bar, - when releasing the nuts, the ball studs of the hinges should be kept from turning with the second key.
5. Turn out a fixing bolt and remove an assembly collar of the stabilizer of cross-section stability with a rubber plug.
6. Disconnect the stabilizer from the right lower suspension arm.
7. Remove the left section of the stabilizer bar through the space between the drive shaft and the lower arm. The right section is removed from under the corresponding lower arm.
Installation
1. Install the stabilizer bar in its original place.
2. Temporarily tighten the mounting clamp fasteners. Align the ends of the rubber bushing with the alignment marks applied to the rod, then tighten the fasteners completely.
3. Screw in and tighten the mounting clamp bolt.
4. Install the stabilizer legs and tighten their fixing nuts - the ball studs are blocked from turning with a second wrench. The bolt should protrude above the surface of the nut by 16÷18 mm).
5. Install the transfer case assembly and mounting bracket.
6. Install the left lower beam and tighten the bolts of its fastening with the required force (80 Nm: rear and 100 Nm: front).
Galant models since 1994
Removing
1. Disconnect the negative cable from the battery.
Attention! If the stereo system installed in the car is equipped with a security code, before disconnecting the battery, make sure that you have the correct combination to activate the audio system!
2. Jack up the car and put it on stands.
3. Release self-locking nuts and remove racks of the stabilizer of cross-section stability.
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4. Remove the stabilizer bar mounting clamps with rubber bushings.
5. Remove the stabilizer.
6. Assess the degree of wear of the components, replace the failed nodes.
Installation
1. Get the stabilizer bar to its regular place.
2. Loosely install the mounting straps.
3. Align the stem so that both of its mounting marks are approximately 10 mm inboard of the clamps.
4. Tighten the clamp bolts to the required torque (39 Nm).
5. Connect the stabilizer links to the bar and damper forks. Tighten the lock nuts to the required torque (39 Nm).
6. Lower the vehicle to the ground and connect the negative cable to the battery.
Diamante Models
Removing
1. Disconnect the negative cable from the battery.
Attention! If the stereo system installed in the car is equipped with a security code, before disconnecting the battery, make sure that you have the correct combination to activate the audio system!
2. Jack up the car and put it on stands.
3. Remove a reception pipe of system of release of the fulfilled gases and protection of a crankcase.
4. Remove the left and right lower beams.
5. Remove a rack of the stabilizer of cross stability.
6. Release the mounting collars and remove the stabilizer bar.
Installation
1. Move the stabilizer bar to its regular place and secure it with mounting clamps. Do not confuse the left collar with the right one - carefully study the identification marking.
Note. Before installation, all rubber components of the mounting assemblies should be lubricated.
2. Establish a rack of the stabilizer of cross-section stability.
3. Install the bottom rails.
4. Establish a reception pipe of system of release of the fulfilled gases and crankcase protection elements.
5. Connect the negative cable to the battery.