rear sway bar cam loose
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From: Columbus, OH
Car: '02 Rodeo
Engine: 3.2 V6 DOHC
Transmission: 5spd
Axle/Gears: 4.30 Dana 44 Rear 10 bolt front
rear sway bar cam loose
my rear sway bar is bolted in at either end but is held in along the rear end by the bushings
where it should be bolted in is stripped out, take it to gm, or how can i fix this
is it bad to drive it like this?
thanks for the help
where it should be bolted in is stripped out, take it to gm, or how can i fix this
is it bad to drive it like this?
thanks for the help
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Yeah, I agree. You should have no problem changing the ends and the bushings. New ones will probably be in order if you car has some mileage on it anyway.
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From: Fort Mill, SC, USA
Car: '88 Iroc, '91 RS, and a '70 RS
Engine: 5.7 TPI; 5.0 TBI; ZZ4/T56 on the ag
Transmission: A4, A4, slated to be a T56
Replace both end link pieces with new ones. Don't waste your time trying to reuse the old junk, if it can be reused at all.
New stuff is coool
New stuff is coool
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ebmiller, nice axle! Did you find new u-clamps for the rear axle, too? I tried using a stainless steel muffler clamp when I put greasable bushings (from energy suspension) on the rear bar, but the u-bolt wasn't long enough. (Same, it looked sharp.) So i just wound up POR-15'ing the original u-bolt and clamp. Came out good, but a new clamp would've been a nice bonus. ('Course I would've had to notch the clamp to take the little plate on the bottom of the axle, the one that keeps the clamp from spinning...)
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From: Fort Mill, SC, USA
Car: '88 Iroc, '91 RS, and a '70 RS
Engine: 5.7 TPI; 5.0 TBI; ZZ4/T56 on the ag
Transmission: A4, A4, slated to be a T56
Thanks Tom. No, not new. I just sandblasted everything and coated the parts in POR-15. I love that stuff. I'm doing another rearend and some subframe connectors in the stuff nest week.
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