Replace them.
It can be very dangerous especially at high speeds in a curve. It causes the rear of the car to become very unstable.
A little more information. Year/model. Some sway bar links become loose because of wear and the links continue to work but make a noise when the front end hits a bump. Other sway bar links will break altogether and the vehicle will lean excessivly when going around a corner.
Get your new sway bar and you will see what has to be taken loose to remove and reinstall it.
Yes, the sway bar linkage connects to the control arms on both sides, usually on the lower control arm.
Stabilizer link = Sway bar link in old guy speak There is a metal bar called a sway bar that runs from side to side on most cars. It is attached to the suspension to the bar by links in most applications Some light trucks mount the bar to the axle and link to the frame from the ends of the bar.
It can be very dangerous especially at high speeds in a curve. It causes the rear of the car to become very unstable.
Very Simple, Raise the cars front end, remove the wheels, remove the sway bar links on each side. Remove the two bolts on the bracket holding the sway bar on each side and then wiggle it out. I just replaced my rack and pinion and had to remove the sway bar to have more room to work and it was not hard at all.
1. Jack up the rear of the car and put it on stands. 2. Remove the bolts and hardware from the ends of the sway bar. 3. Unbolt the sway bar brackets from the crossmember and take the sway bar out. 4. Install the new sway bar tightening the bracket bolts tightly. 5. Tighten the end nuts and bolts so that 2/3 of the threads are exposed. 6. The rest of the installation is the reverse of taking them out.
Handling the vehicle especially on corners will be poor.
The links go on the end on the sway bar and hook to the suspension. Bushings are used to connect the sway bar to cars frame.
there should be a rear sway bar
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A sway bar is a torsion bar mounted laterally on a suspension and is designed to reduce side sway. The sway bar attempts to accomplish this by transferring movement from one side of the suspension to the other. This is done through the connection of a torsion bar to each side of an axle by flexible links. (Sway bar links)
A little more information. Year/model. Some sway bar links become loose because of wear and the links continue to work but make a noise when the front end hits a bump. Other sway bar links will break altogether and the vehicle will lean excessivly when going around a corner.
The sway bar is not adjustable, but you can replace the bushings.
A bad sway bar will cause vehicles to shift from side to side more easily when turning. The sway bar provides stability and limits motion.
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