Bushings!:)

[Mux213]

Next up was the front stabilizer bar. It is less important to fasten these in the right position however its much harder to loosen and fasten the stabilizer bar when you've raised the car and the wheels are just suspended.

Again I used the same trick, put the large axle stands underneath the wishbones and lower the car so the arms get near their normal position.

Dont try to change the bushings one by one, I found out this drives you nuts. Loosen the two brackets that hold the stabilizer bar first and then loosen the parts that link the ends of the stabilizer bar to the wishbones.

The first is very easy, just two screws, but those end links are a bit of a pain. The first nut is easy to remove but unscrewing the other bolt just causes the whole thing to rotate. In the middle of the link however you can lock the center axle with a 12mm wrench. Use that and the other nut comes of easilly.

The new bushings are alot easier. We fastened the middle one first (so we are not mounting them in reverse order but in the same order as removal). We had some problems with the screws, they are a bit short and one of the threading wasn't to good. I'm gonne remove them later on and replace them with new bolts, I suggest you do the same.



Then come the end links. Make sure you have a mate helping you or you'll keep dropping it all to the ground. Also your mate can hold the stabilizer bar in place. Take a good look at how the links are in the packaging as this is the order to put them on the car.

You have your bolt, slid on a washer, then the bushing, then put it on the wishbone, then a bushing, another washer, then the spacer, then the washer, then another bushing, then the stabilizer bar, then the last bushing, the last spacer and finally the top bolt. Then tighten it all up...