OEM Chrysler Pacifica Sway Bar Kit

Chrysler Pacifica Sway Bar Kit Parts and Q&A

• Stabilizer Bar, Rear
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  Q: How to Remove a Sway Bar Kit from the Rear on Chrysler Pacifica?

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  Before taking out the rear sway bar kit (only if your vehicle isn't AWD and has a spare tire), remove the spare tire. Make sure the automatic adjuster in the parking brake lever is turned off. First put the vehicle up on jacks, then put a pair of jack stands under the engine cradle's front to maintain stability as you remove and place the back suspension. Eliminate the wheel mounting nuts and the tire and wheel set from either side. After that, take out the rear half of the exhaust and if you need to, ease off the parking brake shoe adjustment so the cable buttons come away from the connectors. Slide the left side of the rear parking brake cable away and secure the connector with pliers before you remove the cable button. After that, take off the right side cable button. First, remove the screw that holds the left rear brake hose routing bracket to the front of the Rear Crossmember and remove the other screw on the right rear bracket routing bracket. If needed, press down the caliper piston only a bit to let the caliper be removed easily. Open the two guide pin bolts on every side, then spin the mounting bolt away from the disc and carefully lift out the caliper assembly. Secure the Brake Caliper lengthwise to the vehicle using rope or cord so it can't wobble and damage the brake hose. Remove the vehicle wiring harness connector from every rear wheel speed sensor and unclip them from the spare tire support. On an AWD car, mark the link between the propeller shaft and the rear driveline module input and then remove its three bolts without trying to take the shaft out of the module. Rub a marker or crayon at each of the rear crossmember's mount points on the body. Place a jack securely under the rear suspension crossmember or driveline module, lift until it is in contact with it and hold it in place with the jack's stand. Undo the lower mounting bolt and nut at every rear Shock Absorber, then remove both crossmember bolts from the left front and rear. With the jack safely lowered, let the crossmember's left half come free just enough to pull out the pair of coil spring and isolator. Reach under the vehicle and position the crossmember's left side up. After that, secure the removed mounting bolts, but do not tighten them yet. Once again, do this for the right side by undoing both crossmember mounting bolts, lowering the jack, taking off the coil spring and putting the right side back up without installing the bolts yet. Take out the previously loosened crossmember mounting bolts on the left side, lower the jack and remove the propeller shaft from the alignment pin by holding it with a bungee or cord. Keep lowering the jack until the crossmember is convenient to fix the sway bar kit bolts. Unscrew the nut and bolt that keep the sway bar kit attached to the sway bar link and unscrew all the bolts that anchor the bar cushion retainers to the crossmember. Lastly, get rid of the sway bar kit with both cushions and retainers. Then, remove the retainers from the cushions and the cushions from the sway bar kit by taking advantage of the slits in the bushings.
• Stabilizer Bar, Front
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  Q: What Are the Benefits of Using a Sway Bar Kit on Chrysler Pacifica?

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  Raise the vehicle and place it on support stands, then take out the tires and front wheels on both sides for sway bar kit service. Loosen the outer tie rod nut from the Steering Knuckle using a wrench, while you station the rod end stud. To remove the Tie Rod End, use Remover, Special Tool C-3894-A. Stop the stud from rotating when you remove the nut by setting a wrench on the flat machined into it. Take away the links from the sway bar by holding the wrench in place when you are unthreading the nut. Relax the front bolts in the sway bar supports, but don't remove them; remove the rear bolts and pull the entire sway bar backwards to detach both supports and cushions. Turn the sway bar clockwise and counterclockwise a few times to get it through the wheel well hole on the driver's side. Examine for any bushing, bush retainer, sway bar link or rivet damage, plus check if the retainers are missing any heat shield parts. To fit the sway bar, pass it downward through the right front wheel opening with the cradle, tilt it up so it is away from the brake tubes. Slide the cushions onto the sway bar so the open side is toward the cradle and then fit the shield-covered retainers on top, placing the shield side facing forward on the right cushion. Forward the sway bar so the slotted holes in the retainers connect with the retainer mounting bolts in the cradle, insert the rear retainer bolts and tighten all four bolts to 54 Nm (40 ft. lbs.). Set the stud through the hole in the first end of the bar. Hold it still with a wrench while you put a nut on the other end and turn it by tightening the nut to 88 Nm (65 ft. lbs.). Take the outer tie rods and fasten them to the steering knuckles on each stud, easing off the first nut and replacing it with a new nut and tighten that to 47 Nm (35 ft. lbs.) torque, completing it with an extra 1/2 (180°) turn. After that, slide the tire-wheel assembly into position, tighten the wheel mounting nuts to 135 Nm (100 ft. lbs.) and lower the car.