What does a rear stabilizer bar do?
An anti-roll bar (roll bar, anti-sway bar, sway bar, stabilizer bar) is a part of many automobile suspensions that helps reduce the body roll of a vehicle during fast cornering or over road irregularities. It connects opposite (left/right) wheels together through short lever arms linked by a torsion spring.
What will a broken stabilizer bar cause?
If you suspect that a sway bar is broken, you can still drive the car, but you must use caution. It will feel “looser”, particularly when driving at high speeds. It’s very possible that this will cause you to lose control of the car, resulting in a serious accident if you’re not prepared for it.
Can I drive without a stabilizer bar?
The (anti) sway bar transfers energy from one side of the vehicle to the other while cornering. The attempt is to keep the car level while cornering at higher speeds. Vehicles can be driven safely without a sway bar or with it disconnected. The vehicle does feel different while cornering but is not “uncontrollable”.
How to replace the bushing on a Volvo sway bar?
A large flat-bladed screwdriver inserted into the “cut” in the bushing and a 90 degree twist of the blade should open it enough to allow the bushing to start onto the bar. Plenty of grease also helps.
Where is the shock absorber on a Volvo S80?
Fold down the rear passenger seat. At the corner where the rear seat is upright, pull away the felt plastic liner to expose the rear shock absorber’s upper mount. There’s a small black plastic tab above the liner that you have to pinch and remove before the liner can be pulled back.
Can a BMW 540i fit a Volvo sway bar?
A BMW 540i bushing has exactly the same design as what Volvo uses but the overall size of the bushing is slightly smaller than Volvos and therefore would not fit the stock bracket properly. To their credit, Volvo seems to use a fairly beefy bushing for such a small bar.
How long does it take to replace a P2 sway bar?
In the case of the rear bar, service requires the removal of one rear coil-over and the dropping of the rear exhaust (total 2-3 hours according to some folks’ experience); the front bar requires that you drop the rear of the front subframe.