Take the allen wrench and put it in the middle of the nut. Can Bad Sway Bar Links Cause Uneven Tire Wear? If you are going to add a Sway Bar Drop Bracket, install it and then remount your end links. I always run the torque settings way up if I ever have to use it like this though. In that case, cut them off with the cutting wheel on the Dremel. To follow up on your suggestion, as soon as I saw your post, I immediately called Dan at wheelersoffroad at 541-474-2879.
Scion tC 1G Suspension & Handling. They are not that common. I lightly hammered the plywood in and it fit in nicely and the swaybar doesn't move anymore. I find it funny though, that the EXACT TWO KITS NOT TO BUY are the two kits that are most often recommended on this forum! If it makes noise, try to tighten it more. You should do the final tightening of the bolts with the car NOT on Jack Stands. I just assumed it was the oil seal at the end of the axle, I've had two different ten bolts in my car and three of those seals leaking. Always make sure to torque the wheel on the ground before going for a test drive. Can I change the Hyundai sway bar links myself? As a car goes into a corner, weight transfer goes to one side of the car and it begins to lean.
Is this normal, or can I tighten it with the X on the ground or does it have to be up on a lift to properly tighten? There is a reason drag racers remove their sway bars to go faster down the quarter mile. 042 inches (roughly 26. The end links are still solid 1" away from the hole: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... 9/16 inch Box Wrench (for new end links). Vice-Grips (mine are thin-jawed). Otherwise if you dont do it, the nut will always spin. Drive the car up onto ramps (you don't have to if you can reach everything to tighten the nut when your car is at normal height on the ground). I never really looked under neath my car to verify. Nonetheless, despite the picture being wrong, Dan says he hasn't heard reports of his kit being the wrong size (which we know to be the case with both the typical Prothane and Energy Suspension kits). Location: Milwaukee. Can Sway Bar Links Cause Death Wobble? Now take a hammer and hit the nut hard, after a few time it will pop out.
Lowe's had them listed as Grade 8. Animals and Pets Anime Art Cars and Motor Vehicles Crafts and DIY Culture, Race, and Ethnicity Ethics and Philosophy Fashion Food and Drink History Hobbies Law Learning and Education Military Movies Music Place Podcasts and Streamers Politics Programming Reading, Writing, and Literature Religion and Spirituality Science Tabletop Games Technology Travel. Is a better special purpose tool that I can use for this? So, that's when we grease the fittings (two squirts each). The first step is to disconnect the sway bar link from the sway bar and the control arm. Can you please point me to a special purpose tool for this?
AIM me and I will help you. This means you cannot fit a left sway bar link on the right side of the car and vice versa. 10 mm Box Wrench (to remove original end links). You don't want to connect the two sides of your independent suspension for no reason. Suspension and Chassis. I got to the point where I remove the nut that connects the strut to the sway bar link and it just spins. 8th June 2009, 22:58. wow.
Be sure to test both sides of the suspension, and even if the other side has no issues, it is best practice to replace steering components in pairs. I used a 4 inch C-clamp (top on the top of the flat part of the sway bar) and bottom (part that moves up and down) under the lower control arm. Regional - Mid Atlantic. If you want strong endlinks that last, I would consider hitting up. You may have to slide the top of the bolt up a bit to get the bolt to slide down into the hole in the lower control arm. Tighten them with the suspension loaded, and just tighten them so that they are snug and not smushing the bushings. Do not use a jack to raise one side of the car, that will instantaneously add a twist to the chassis and torsion to the sway bar.