grant mills Posted Sunday at 11:52 PM Report Posted Sunday at 11:52 PM I am about to reassemble the front sway bar after having the coil springs replaced. All the supports for the bushings have a 1/4" in hole (un-threaded). Would it be wise to add zerk grease fittings to these holes? My alternative is to occasionally spray some lithium grease around the sides of the bushings. (the bushings are rubber) If I do put grease fittings on...should I drill a hole through the rubber down to the bar or just grease around the inside of the supports?
Footer Posted Monday at 01:21 PM Report Posted Monday at 01:21 PM A guy told me he put a screw in that hole to keep the bushing from “walking” out. Don’t know if that is a thing, mine haven’t moved. Mike
grant mills Posted Monday at 04:53 PM Author Report Posted Monday at 04:53 PM I heard the same thing (from Dan Booth) but since the outer edges of the bushings have a lip that the support brackets sit inside, I am not worried about the bushings walking out.
Footer Posted 22 hours ago Report Posted 22 hours ago I’m going to swap out my sway bars. Let us know if you have any tips on the installation. Mike
grant mills Posted 11 hours ago Author Report Posted 11 hours ago To recap my experience. (I gave it in another posting) Loosely Install the two end brackets with bushings. Slide the sway bar into one end until it extends out the end. Next slide the other end into the other side and adjust so each have about the same amount in the bushings. The ends of the bar will be about 1/2 inch inside the bushings. Now raise the center of the bar and support it just below the final location. The inside bushings should have been in place before sliding the ends into the outside bushings. Loosely put the tabs for the upper supports in to their slots and raise the center support to hold the brackets in place. I used a bell jack to push a support bracket up until the bolt can be put through the bracket and frame support hole then loosely bolted them together. Do the same thing for the other bracket and then tighten all four brackets.
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