2003 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA stabilizer

YH4
GRAND
VITARA
FRONT SUSPENSION 3D-5
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 bush bracket
3. Mount bush
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.
1) Connect stabilizer ball joints and stabilizer bar.
2) Install stabilizer ball joints to control 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): 29 N
.m (2.9 kg-m, 21.0 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)

YH4
GRAND
VITARA
FRONT SUSPENSION 3D-9
1. Coil spring
8) Remove stabilizer bar, refer to steps 2) to 5) of item STABILIZ-
ER BAR / BUSHINGS REMOVAL in this section.
9) Disconnect tie rod end from knuckle by using puller.
10) Support lower arm, using jack as shown.
11) Remove strut bracket bolts.
12) Remove ball stud castle nut.
13) Using puller, disconnect knuckle from ball stud.
14) Remove knuckle and wheel hub comp, while lowering jack.
15) Remove coil spring.

YH4
GRAND
VITARA
1. Drive shaft
circlip
2. Spindle thrust
washer
3. Drive shaft
4. Wheel spindle
1. Tie-rod end
2. Knuckle
1. Strut
2. Knuckle
1. Dust cover
2. Wheel spindle
3. Knuckle
4. Inner oil seal /
knuckle cap
FRONT SUSPENSION 3D-17
KNUCKLE / WHEEL SPINDLE
REMOVAL
1) Remove wheel hub. Refer to ªWHEEL HUB (INCLUDED
WHEEL BEARING)º in this section.
2) Remove front drive shaft circlip and front spindle thrust washer
(for 4WD vehicle) or front hub cap (for 2WD vehicle).
3) Disconnect tie-rod end from knuckle.
4) Remove stabilizer bar. Refer to ªSTABILIZER BAR / BUSH-
INGSº in this section.
5) Remove ball stud nut.
6) Support lower arm with jack.
7) Remove strut bracket bolts from strut bracket.
8) By using puller, disconnect knuckle from ball stud.
9) While lowering jack, remove knuckle / wheel spindle comp.
10) Remove inner oil seal (for 4WD vehicle), knuckle cap (for 2WD
vehicle), dust cover and wheel spindle.