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Sway Bar Linkage


Azid Rush

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Hey y'all :)

Well I got around to fixing the sway bar linkage that I snapped somehow today and thought I might aswell take some pics and document how I did this quite simple job for those who may not be to technically sound when it comes to this sort of thing. Feel free to make it a sticky, feel free to delete it but its here anyway :)

Heres what mine looked like lol

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Firstly: Because the sway bar linkage was snapped on mine, the sway bar was sitting solid right against it so in order to do this job I had to jack the car up by the solid base near the sway bar therefore, lifting the sway bar away from the linkage and into the spot it should sit to join the new linkage up.

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Once you have done this, You need to remove the wheel on the side it is so you can get to the top bolt of the linkage.

Then its time to undo the nuts to the linkage you are replacing. The one that I snapped, had size 14 nuts but I guess yours may differ depending on when it was made as the one I bought to replace it has size 17 nuts.

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One nut is on the inside of the wheel directly underneath the sway bar while the other nut is located on the back side of the break rotor. Depending on what tools you have, you may need to use an extension on the ratchet to get this bolt undone.

You can see in the pictures above where these bolts are at. Once undone you can remove the linkage.

Get the new sway bar linkage and take the nuts off. You have to move the ball joint at both ends around until they fit through both the holes. Do up both nuts and go back and tighten them right up.

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Replace wheel and lower car. Make sure wheel nights are tight and secure.

Bobs your uncle, fannys your aunt and you have just replaced your sway bar linkage!

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  • Donating doesnt allow you to be an idiot!
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thanks guy, hopefully it helps someone out

etm - when mine broke, I got a real bad knocking sound in front end, is that what urs is? what sorta creaking sound? high pitched?

felix - not sure how I snapped it ay :S It started making the sound when I was down in canberra on a weekend trip, but the week b4 I started bottoming out in places I never usually would (stock ride height).

So im thinking that I must have hit a driveway bit too hard or just wear and tear cracked it, then the long trip down to canberra just finished it off

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etm mine makes the same noise, at slow speeds tuning left to right, driving up curbs/driveways ect. ford think its my sway bar making it and are certain its not the steering (I've already had that done) I'll let you know

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Good sticky. Just had mine replaced at FRAUD, told them to look for the knock not to fix it. They are put it through as wty for me though.

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