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 Oct 1, 2004 - 3:21 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Sep 22, '03 Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
hmm iam changing them now and i unbolted the bracket and the bar just fell down like an inch and now i cant get it back up to bolt the new bushing.. What am i missing?? Do i have to unbolt both brackets or do one at a time?? help.. I cant push the sway bar back up!
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Oct 1, 2004 - 3:23 PM
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 Moderator Joined Apr 17, '03 From Rockland NY Currently Offline Reputation: 15 (100%) |
front or rear swaybar ? it should bolt up with out a problem.
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Oct 1, 2004 - 3:25 PM
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Moderator Joined Apr 17, '03 From Rockland NY Currently Offline Reputation: 15 (100%) |
you have to either unbolt the swaybar from the arm or jack up the tire a little.
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Oct 1, 2004 - 3:31 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 25, '03 From Mizzeri Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I am guessing that he is talking about the rear bar since the front one sits on top of the frame, and the rear below it. I think that he probably did not disconnect the sway bar from the strut before removing the bracket for the bushing.
Like the poster above mentioned, you are going to have to disconnect the sway bar or jack the wheel up. |
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Oct 1, 2004 - 3:35 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 22, '03 Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
the wheel is jacked up??? so now what?
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Oct 1, 2004 - 3:41 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 25, '03 From Mizzeri Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Heh, I think the back of the car is jacked up... you are going to have to jack up the wheel itself (or the rotor if the wheel is off the car) so you compress the suspension (it is uncompressed when the back wheels are off the ground). Also, if you are a little guy and can fit under the car, let the car down off the jacks, and you should probably be able to reconnect the bracket. |
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Oct 1, 2004 - 4:50 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 22, '03 Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
ok got it.. me and my friend managed to squeeze underneath w.o ne jacks and now no clunk Noise.. YEA
 also it took more than 5 mins lol
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Oct 1, 2004 - 5:01 PM
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 Administrator Joined Aug 23, '02 From Seattle, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
Do you have photos of the bushing that you replaced? Is it the one that connects the very end of the sway bar to the end link?
Also, where'd you get the bushings from? -------------------- New Toyota project coming soon...
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Oct 1, 2004 - 11:07 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 22, '03 Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
 If you look under the rear of your car you will find the sway bar.. Almost at the end of the sway bar is a bracket that is holding the bushing to the car.. Unbolt it, take off the old bushing, spray some WD-40 on the bracket, put the new bushing on the car, bolt it back up... I got it from Advanced Auto Parts for like 4.29 a piece... If you dont have one around you go to their website, www.partsamerica.com |
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Oct 2, 2004 - 12:15 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Sep 6, '04 From oakdale Mn Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
wd40 is bad it eats away at it. use vegetable oil instead.
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Oct 2, 2004 - 9:06 AM
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 Moderator Joined Oct 1, '02 From fall river, ma Currently Offline Reputation: 13 (100%) |
yea, those new sway bar mount bushings make a BIG diffrence, especially if you do the fronts & rears...when i did mine, i was quite shocked at the improvment in handling..now i need to do those end-links REAL bad..hehe
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