ares wrote:
> I thank you guys for tipping me off as to what might be making the noise in
> my car, and was hoping you can just give me a little idea what IS a sway bar
> and bushing? It only sounds like it's on my front passenger side wheel
> area. In other words, are there 2 sway bars and bushings per axle or just
> one? And is it part of the shocks and struts or something separate, and
> does it have something to do with leveling the wheel on making left turns or
> taking bumps? Thank you for your help.
> ares
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I am by no means an expert but changing the bushings is rather easy
and I have changed mine recently. The swaybar is one unit that is bolted
to the frame and the bushings "cushion" the swaybar where they bolted.
It would be quite senseless to change one and not the other because
they are rather cheap,(I paid less than $20 for the pair), and easy to do.
If you have access to some jackstands, ramps, and/or a floorjack to
get the front end up, crawl under the front end with I believe a 3/8
deep socket, you can change them quite easily. I did one at a time so
the swaybar was never totally disconnected from the frame.
Also dipping the new bushings in vegetable oil will help them from
drying out. I'm sure some other posters can give you some other pointers
to help you.
You could also pick up a chilton's or haynes manual. There not as
complete as the pro's manuals but they're only about $15, and they can
help some and they're good to have for a reference.