bushings for sway bars revisited!
bushings for sway bars revisited!
o.k everyone :D here's the scoop, and thanks to mardy delica although his english is i think harder than my french to read, i thought i'd clarify the whole thing once and for all in my best french (confused yet? heck i am!) anyways, went to lordco on burnside in vic, the bushings are from energy suspension like everyone knows already, they are made out of polyurethane which is a superior material for durability etc... the part # that works is 9.8101 "shock tower grommet" and it cost me under 6$ after taxes and 15 min. to install them. you will need a 14mm socket or wrench and the box includes 4 bushings which will take care of both sides. the ones that were once on my van were completely destroyed and the bolt was just pretty much all loose hanging there.. i didn't notice anything bad in the way the van drove but decided to change them anyways and will see the difference tomorrow when i'll be driving around town.. as far as how tight they are suppose to be tighten on there, well i just guessed, i have about half an inch of bolt sticking out of the nut on the top part of either side and the bushings are tight and slightly compressed anyone actually knows how tight these are supposed to be? hope that helped any confusion, VOILA ma gagne de tabarnaque!
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Surferboy,
Just checked mine today, nothing was loose but they were pretty chewed up. So I went to Lordco and followed the instructions in the thread, simple 20 min job. Took the Deli for a drive and everything feels tight and good. Guessed at the set up, did the same as you 1/2 inch of exposed thread and the bushings are nicely compressed. If anyone knows the exact compression required pls let us know.
Always love $6 of preventive maintenance!!
Andy
:P :P :P 8)
Just checked mine today, nothing was loose but they were pretty chewed up. So I went to Lordco and followed the instructions in the thread, simple 20 min job. Took the Deli for a drive and everything feels tight and good. Guessed at the set up, did the same as you 1/2 inch of exposed thread and the bushings are nicely compressed. If anyone knows the exact compression required pls let us know.
Always love $6 of preventive maintenance!!
Andy
:P :P :P 8)