What do I need to replace front sway bar?
Remove the mounts and slide the bushings off the bar. They are split for this purpose. Some vehicles, especially trucks, have mudguards or skid plates that have to be removed before you can get to the sway bar frame bushings. Clean and inspect the bar and mounts.
How are sway bar bushings and links changed?
Sway bar end links have undergone a design change as front suspension design has transformed. The switch to MacPherson struts required a change in how and where sway bar end links were connected. Confusing the matter even more, they connect upward to the MacPherson strut and are longer, or they connect to the lower control arm and are shorter.
How do you remove a sway bar bracket?
This is because the sway bar bolts on top of the sub-frame, but is underneath the body, not leaving enough room to back off the bolt. The front bracket bolt can be removed using a ratchet through the wheel well. The bracket has an arrow on it, possibly indicating the front of the vehicle although the bracket looks symmetrical.
What causes the stabilizer bar bushing to wear out?
The stabilizer bar end links have two ball sockets on either end which can wear out. Additionally the sway bar bushings, which attach the sway bar to the sub-frame can also enlarge, become dry and worn and cause the sway bar itself to have excessive play and clunk, knock, click or pop when the car is driven on a bumpy road.
How much does it cost to replace sway bar bushings?
Sway Bar Replacement Cost. Typical cost to change the front sway bar bushings and links range between $450 and $900 depending on make and model. The good news is that the parts themselves are very cheap, especially if you buy them online. The typical cost of front sway bar links and bushings is under $100.
What are the symptoms of a bad sway bar?
Symptoms of Sway Bar Problems. Some of the common symptoms of a bad sway bar bushing or sway bar links going bad are: clunking noise, rattling noise, knocking uneven noise road, lack of stability when driving and noise going over speed bumps. poor handling during turns.
How do you change sway bar bushing?
Steps Loosen the wheel lug nuts. Jack up/lift the car. Remove the lug nuts and the wheel. Identify the bad link. Remove the nut holding the sway bar link to the sway bar. Install the new link. Tighten the nuts. Compress the bushings about half. Replace the wheel and lug nut . Finished.
Should I replace the sway bar?
Since the sway bar in your car rotates each and every time that you drive around a bend or take a turn, it tends to put a tremendous amount of stress on your sway bar links. This can put you in a position where you might have no choice but to replace them if they go bad on you.