I hear this jingling noise everytime I hit a bump or the road is rough. It comes from the drivers side near the brakes and fender. After searching for awhile, I think it is the swaybar end links. How do I replace them and where are they? Anyone know of the price for these? Pics would be aprreciated.

 

... they are real easy to replace.

Put some WD-40 on the bolt threads (maybe the day before) and simply unbolt the sway bar at the A-arm. You'll have to note how the pieces are stacked on the long bolt. You can do one side at a time.

Once done with each side, do the bar bushings, too, by simply unbolting the 2 (ea) bolts and popping out off the old ones and placing on the new.

Should take about an hour for the whole thing.

 

End links.

 

Sorry about that. White poly end links.

JamesC

 

Pep Boys usually carries complete aftermarket replacement endlinks with poly bushings for $15 - $20. They come in various lengths, so you'll want to match the spacer sleeve length to what's currently on the car. IMHO it's better to plan on replacing the whole thing and not have to worry about breaking one of those rusty endlink bolts or weakening it so that it breaks later and spits your new parts out onto the road.

With poly bushings it's better if you don't overtighten the bolts. If the poly is visibly bulged you've gone too far. Just snug plus a little, with locktite blue.

Norm

 

Speaking from experience, change out everything. I just replaced the end links and sway bar bushings on my RS and had a hell of a time doing it. The spacer sleeve was frozen to the bolt and I had to get a BFH and beat the hell out of it for an hour to get it to pop loose, each side. I ruined the bolts in the process and had to got new ones at Lowe's. ES sells poly end link kits with all new bolts, spacers, and hardware. If you haven't done it already, I'd replace the sway bar bushings while you're at it. DEFINITELY worth it. I only ordered the end link bushings but I won't make that mistake again.