front sway bar bushings

[1990LTD]

OK, I once again show how much of a n00b I am, I know very little about front suspension.


I have front sway bar bushings that I got as part of a deal with some other parts. What does a person need to do to change 'em out? Talk to me like I've never touched front suspension (apart from shock installation) before.

[Glen]

Just a 1/2 or 9/16 wrench or sockets, it all just unbolts. The two end links have a nut and washer on each end and the middle brackets have one bolt each.

[sly]

if you're talking about the rubber in the brackets, there should be a slice from the center hole to the car side of the mount that allows you to pry them off. New ones do come with the slice in them to help in getting them on the bar. If you're replacing those and the original one doesn't have a slice in it... just cut the thing off.

[85crownHPP]

If you can do shocks, you can do sway bar stuff. If you do the end links, just hope the sleeves aren't rusted tight to the long bolt. Then it will be hot wrench time!

[1990LTD]

Should I do this while the suspension is loaded?



What about when I'm loaded?

[sly]

sway bar you can do loaded, but you'll want a jack to help even things out if the car leans at all while you're working on it.

never do automotive work while you're loaded... unless there's paramedics on hand and cameras to get footage for youtube.

[85crownHPP]

At least don't do anything you haven't done before while you're loaded.

[Piece-it pete]

I only do brakes and steering when loaded!

If it's the sway bar end links it's pretty easy, they go in like the attached, and I don't worry TOO much about them being 'parallel'. As a matter of fact I've never worried about it at all, never heard of it before.

The actual sway bar bushing are as others have said.

Pete

[Piece-it pete]

Oh and if it's the links you can cut the old ones off with a recip saw

Pete

[1990LTD]

so do the old bushings just push out of their seats?

[Lincolnmania]

yea

[1990LTD]

do they burn out too?

[Andypot1985]

look what i found!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbqg9EJ422k

[1990LTD]

neat-o! I can't wait to get my front end bits in the mail this week.