Sway Bar bushing upgrade...

[Eric78K5]

Hey guys! My new bushings arrived this morning, and after I catch a few hours sleep, I'm going to attempt to do as much as I can myself. Anyway, my question is...What is involved with removing the sway bar to replace the bushings? Is there any preload, or can I just unbolt everything while it's on the ground? Thanks for the help!

 

[Depdog]

Should be no pre load, should come right off. The end bushings I had to ream apart with a small drill bit and then knock what was left out. The new one are much easier to put in someties if you have a vice to press them with.

Depdog

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[Eric78K5]

Once again Depdog, thanks. I'll let you know how it goes.

 

['73 K5]

Park on really level ground or you're going to have trouble putting it back in. Hope you have either air, or a really big breaker bar to get those 1 1/8 inch bolts loose.

'73 K5
Chevy good...Ford bad

 

[Eric78K5]

Well, I'm never doing that again! I got it off ok, and used Depdogs idea about drilling out the rubber, so the old ones came out easy enough, but getting the new ones in was a pain! I used a c-clamp and two pieces of wood to press them in, but it didn't seat right, and doesn't look very pretty. And I feel sorry for whoever I get to install my lift kit, cause it looks like I did the only easy job! I'll have to remember to give them a tip or something.