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Removal Procedure

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2002 Buick Regal and 2002 Buick Century. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
WARNING: Failure to disconnect intermediate shaft from rack and pinion stub shaft can result in damage to steering gear and/or intermediate shaft. This damage can cause loss of steering control which could result in personal injury.
  1. Raise and suitably support the vehicle.
  2. Remove the left tire and wheel assembly.
  3. Remove the pinch bolt from the lower intermediate steering shaft. Refer to INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT REPLACEMENT .
  4. Loosen all insulator clamp attaching bolts.
  5. Place a jackstand under the center of the rear frame crossmember.
  6. Remove the rear frame-to-body bolts.
  7. Lower the rear of the frame just enough to gain access to the stabilizer shaft.
  8. Remove the insulator clamp bolts and the clamps from the frame.
    Fig 1: Insulator Clamp Bolts
    G01720510Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  9. Remove the insulators from the stabilizer bar.
    Fig 2: Insulators
    G01720511Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  10. Remove the stabilizer bar links from the control arms. Refer to Stabilizer Shaft Link Replacement .
    Fig 3: Stabilizer Bar Links
    G01720512Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  11. Pull the stabilizer shaft rearward.
  12. Swing the stabilizer shaft down to remove the stabilizer shaft from the left side of the vehicle.
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