Patent ID: 8109522

Claim:
A stabilizer bar system comprising: a first stabilizer bar; a second stabilizer bar; and a clutch having a clutch housing, an actuator, and first and second coupling members housed in the clutch housing, the first stabilizer bar being received in the clutch housing for rotation relative to the clutch housing about a rotational axis, the second stabilizer bar being fixedly coupled to the clutch housing, the first and second coupling members being movable relative to each other to selectively non-rotatably couple the first stabilizer bar to the clutch housing such that the clutch housing is employed to transmit torque between the first and second stabilizer bars, the actuator including a plunger that is axially movable between first and second positions relative to the clutch housing to cause relative movement between the first and second coupling members, wherein the plunger is axially spaced apart from the first stabilizer bar in the first position and in the second position.