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Front Sway Bar,drive broken or drive removed?
Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 2:01 pm
by Vanjoe
Need advice. I can't replace it right now. Would it be better to remove a broken front sway bar on rwd and drive without it? My concern is uneven pressures with it broken. Just did a highway trip and the van was wobbling sorta diagonal corner to corner every so often.
Any imput on replacement deals?
(my main driver had to be parked yesterday,needing serious suspension repair). This means I have to drive the van even though I hate driving it crippled.
thanks, Joe
Re: Front Sway Bar,drive broken or drive removed?
Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 3:36 pm
by LiftedAWDAstro
I would leave it in as long as the broken side doesn't damage anything else when it flexes and hits. The end connected will just rotate the bar as the suspension moves.
Re: Front Sway Bar,drive broken or drive removed?
Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 3:49 pm
by MountainManJoe
Yikes. How did it break?
Re: Front Sway Bar,drive broken or drive removed?
Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 7:06 pm
by Vanjoe
timelessbeing wrote:Yikes. How did it break?
I have no idea. I had towed my 5k camper for a couple weeks, then had dirtbike in hitch carrier when I noticed it pulling to one side. it was the wrong side for the leaking rear tire. Investigation showed broke sway bar.
If it is secure on one side and loose on side where broken, my fear is uneven pressures on the front end. Thinking if it was removed,all would be equal but loose and floppy. Opinions? It tends to pull to the unbroken side and today on a highway,up to 75mph, it would rock corner to corner. Very strange and disconcerting.
Re: Front Sway Bar,drive broken or drive removed?
Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 7:41 pm
by MountainManJoe
The actual bar broke or just the end link?
I don't see how it would cause pulling unless it was touching the tire.
Re: Front Sway Bar,drive broken or drive removed?
Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 4:14 am
by LiftedAWDAstro
The 2 mounts that hold the bar to the subframe don't do anything but allow the bar to rotate. There is no reason to do anything to it. Just leave the one side connected and completely remove the broken side connecting link to the control arm. I would get it repaired asap!
Re: Front Sway Bar,drive broken or drive removed?
Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 6:37 am
by Vanjoe
I would get it replaced asap also..... if I didnt owe more than I have this month! I just put tires on my Opel GT and then saw that the rear axle control arm needs welding and metal fabbing. The fishing camping trip last month used up this month's money! And I am repairing a Civic to get it state inspected so I can garage the van for most of the winter. Mean time, the van is driveable sorta.
Connecting link... remove. Good idea. Thanks