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 Post subject: Front Sway Bar Link Bolt broken
PostPosted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 7:16 pm 
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As the post subject reads, my Sway Bar Link bolt appears snapped on the driver side. I'm thinking I'll go ahead and replace them both. Which prompts the questions...
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 Post subject: Re: Front Sway Bar Link Bolt broken
PostPosted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 8:10 pm 
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Does it drive any different? Just curious. As for the bolts, don't know. Cheapest maybe?


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 Post subject: Re: Front Sway Bar Link Bolt broken
PostPosted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 8:22 pm 
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Does it drive any different? Just curious. As for the bolts, don't know. Cheapest maybe?

It makes a clunk when I turn right, so looked under when I parked in the home garage and that is what I saw. Does not seem to drive any different. For kicks I'll go take a picture and post it up.


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 Post subject: Re: Front Sway Bar Link Bolt broken
PostPosted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 8:30 pm 
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Here is the basis of my post:
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 Post subject: Re: Front Sway Bar Link Bolt broken
PostPosted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 8:37 pm 
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If you plan to leave that on you should replace all the bushings as well as all the bolts. This way it will work as it is ment to. Otherwise just take it all off. Mine is all off.

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 Post subject: Re: Front Sway Bar Link Bolt broken
PostPosted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 8:41 pm 
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You need to grease your turn stops...just sayin...
Is your CV boot leaking grease or is that mud?

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 Post subject: Re: Front Sway Bar Link Bolt broken
PostPosted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 8:51 pm 
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Bklyn.X wrote:
If you plan to leave that on you should replace all the bushings as well as all the bolts. This way it will work as it is ment to. Otherwise just take it all off. Mine is all off.

I was indeed thinking bushings and all on both sides. Since they are like 9 years old now. Could you please indulge me as to why you run without? Better off road travel perhaps?
Appreciate the reply and your observations, Bklyn. I'll check into it.


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 Post subject: Re: Front Sway Bar Link Bolt broken
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The simple answer is yes, IMHO its better for off roading.

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 Post subject: Re: Front Sway Bar Link Bolt broken
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The simple answer is yes, IMHO its better for off roading.

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The boot is leaking.
The shop will see me in the morning. I'll bring the ky.


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 Post subject: Re: Front Sway Bar Link Bolt broken
PostPosted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 10:01 pm 
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You can just shoot some grease in there and it will hold you if ya don't want to change it. Couple times a month if you're not using 4WD would be plenty.

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 Post subject: Re: Front Sway Bar Link Bolt broken
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i removed my sway bars but if you want to get new ones just go to NAPA or AutoZone and ask for front sway bar links there like $10 each or both i cant remember.

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 Post subject: Re: Front Sway Bar Link Bolt broken
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MAD X wrote:
i removed my sway bars but if you want to get new ones just go to NAPA or AutoZone and ask for front sway bar links there like $10 each or both i cant remember.

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I'm going to replace them both.


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 Post subject: Re: Front Sway Bar Link Bolt broken
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As MAD X said, AutoZone does carry them. We replaced them when we had an 04, driver's side was broken. The kit they have looks much better than the OEM setup and replaces everything there.

It was a pain to remove the old hardware. If I remember correctly, angle grinder wasn't useful, neither was a saw. Using vise grips to tear the original rubber parts, and working everything out was what worked (maybe big hammer too). I broke a nut off the passenger side and replaced it the same way.

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 Post subject: Re: Front Sway Bar Link Bolt broken
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Sway bars are like handcuffs :guns:

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 Post subject: Re: Front Sway Bar Link Bolt broken
PostPosted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 10:09 am 
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Follow up, Autozone had them for under 12 American dollars for both. Cheap enough.
Thanks gang!


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