Anti-roll bar: strut; barbell; bracket; pillow.
Elements for attaching the stabilizer bar to the subframe (for clarity, shown on the subframe dismantled assembly with levers)
We change the rubber pads for attaching the anti-roll bar to the front suspension subframe when the rubber breaks and swells, as well as when the pads are significantly worn, as a result of which there is a play in the connection of the parts.
The stabilizer bar attachment elements to the subframe are located in hard-to-reach places - between the subframe and the body. Therefore, the manufacturer recommends replacing the cushions with the subframe removed from the vehicle. In this case, you have to perform many complex operations to dismantle the subframe (see Removing the subframe). In order to reduce the complexity of operations, we suggest that the subframe not be completely dismantled, but slightly lowered, providing access to the stabilizer bar attachment points. To do this, we substitute an adjustable stop under the subframe and unscrew the bolts and nuts securing the subframe to the body (see Removing the subframe).
We lower the back of the subframe on the stop to a height of approximately 60-70 mm.
With a ring wrench or a "14" head, we turn off..
... two bolts securing the stabilizer bar bracket to the subframe.
We remove the bracket.
Remove the split rubber cushion.
The slit in the cushion must face towards the front of the vehicle.
Similarly, we dismantle the bracket and rubber cushion on the other side of the stabilizer bar.
We remove the anti-roll bar for replacement if it is deformed or broken.
To dismantle the bar, disconnect the anti-roll bars from it (see Removing the anti-roll bar) and remove the brackets for attaching the rod to the subframe (see above).
Remove the anti-roll bar.
Install the anti-roll bar in reverse order. We install new pillows on the bar and fasten the bar to the subframe and to the stabilizer struts. We tighten the bolts for fastening the rod brackets and the nuts for fastening the fingers of the ball joints of the stabilizer struts to the prescribed torques (see Applications).