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ppritchard 03-03-12 07:47 AM

Front sway bar links install?
 
FSM says to just remove the wheels and remove the stabalizer links.

I thought I had read that the wheel needed to be under load to make the end links easier to remove. Maybe I dreamed it.

So, what is the best way to change out the front sway bar end links?

Thanks for any experiences.

cewrx7r1 03-03-12 08:31 AM

Jack up front of car and remove:
wheels,
undertray,
sway bar bushing so bar hangs loose- this removes any sway bar preload,
end link attaching bolts.

1QWIK7 03-03-12 11:19 AM

So the bar has to have NO load on it when doing any removal or installation of the bushings and/or links?

Mahjik 03-03-12 05:17 PM


Originally Posted by 1QWIK7 (Post 11003082)
So the bar has to have NO load on it when doing any removal or installation of the bushings and/or links?

If both wheels are off the ground at the same time, yes. However if you only jack up one side, there will be load.

Tem120 03-03-12 06:11 PM

it makes it easier but its possible LOL , get a friend's jack and lift the car from both sides .

1QWIK7 03-03-12 07:08 PM


Originally Posted by Mahjik (Post 11003433)
If both wheels are off the ground at the same time, yes. However if you only jack up one side, there will be load.

Yeah i figured that. I was gonna attempt this jacking up one side at a time lol.

Now i know now to jack up the entire front and do it. Thanks


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