Azid Rush Donating doesnt allow you to be an idiot! Member 692 Member For: 18y 10d Gender: Male Location: Newcastle Posted 17/01/08 07:44 AM Author Share Posted 17/01/08 07:44 AM bloody fraudguess Ill tell the stort of the sway bar linkage at ford spares too lolI go into ford spares and ask for a price for the sway bar linkage. Old mate tells me it is $52 but will have to go into town to pick it up at the spares shop there. I go in there, they tried many times to tell me that it was the right part they were giving me, and it WASNT lol After a while when they couldnt find any other parts they said try it, if it doesnt match one on car, bring it back. So I said fine, then they tried hitting me $96 for it. I said to them that they can stick it lol and I went to pedders and got the part for $50so to add to the stickyPart: from FORD: $96 PEDDERS: $50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iconic Bionic My engine bay is Bionic Donating Members 3,726 Member For: 18y 11m 9d Gender: Male Location: Freeways Posted 19/01/08 06:37 AM Share Posted 19/01/08 06:37 AM good write up dude.my ute has a funny creaking sound coming from the front end,I bet its my swaybar bushes or somethingIve had heavy creaking from my front end for over 12 months now which ford cat fix. I think it might be the swaybars but it only EVER does it in the wet, never the dry. every bump, speed hump and driveway creaks to sh!t each time its wet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azid Rush Donating doesnt allow you to be an idiot! Member 692 Member For: 18y 10d Gender: Male Location: Newcastle Posted 20/01/08 12:00 AM Author Share Posted 20/01/08 12:00 AM springs????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETM Member 1,194 Member For: 17y 11m 15d Gender: Male Location: syd south Posted 23/01/08 08:57 PM Share Posted 23/01/08 08:57 PM etm mine makes the same noise, at slow speeds tuning left to right, driving up curbs/driveways ect. ford think its my sway bar making it and are certain its not the steering (I've already had that done) I'll let you knowwell I just fixed mine,it was the actual steering rack,I backed the bolts off and then did them up real tight and now the creaking is gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache_dj Member 145 Member For: 19y 8m 26d Location: Auckland NZ Posted 30/01/08 03:08 AM Share Posted 30/01/08 03:08 AM Ive had heavy creaking from my front end for over 12 months now which ford cat fix. I think it might be the swaybars but it only EVER does it in the wet, never the dry. every bump, speed hump and driveway creaks to sh!t each time its wet. I had the same thing, I took the sway bar bushes off opened them up and greased them put them back on problem solved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iconic Bionic My engine bay is Bionic Donating Members 3,726 Member For: 18y 11m 9d Gender: Male Location: Freeways Posted 25/02/08 07:50 AM Share Posted 25/02/08 07:50 AM Ive just taken the bushes off and coated them in grease. I used a castrol, high tempreture and high compression resistent grease. Absolutely caked the stuff on inside and out.When I took them off, the bolts holding the bracket over the bushes were all fairly loose, thanks to the last time it was at Ford and the bushes themselves were dry as a bone. Now all I have to do is wait for it to rain and go for a spin. Fingers crossed and the 7 times it went into Ford they couldnt do it??????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arronm Dropping a turd Gold Donating Members 9,520 Member For: 17y 4m 1d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 05/03/08 12:32 PM Share Posted 05/03/08 12:32 PM Hey y'all Well I got around to fixing the sway bar linkage that I snapped somehow today and thought I might aswell take some pics and document how I did this quite simple job for those who may not be to technically sound when it comes to this sort of thing. Feel free to make it a sticky, feel free to delete it but its here anyway Heres what mine looked like lolFirstly: Because the sway bar linkage was snapped on mine, the sway bar was sitting solid right against it so in order to do this job I had to jack the car up by the solid base near the sway bar therefore, lifting the sway bar away from the linkage and into the spot it should sit to join the new linkage up.Once you have done this, You need to remove the wheel on the side it is so you can get to the top bolt of the linkage. Then its time to undo the nuts to the linkage you are replacing. The one that I snapped, had size 14 nuts but I guess yours may differ depending on when it was made as the one I bought to replace it has size 17 nuts.One nut is on the inside of the wheel directly underneath the sway bar while the other nut is located on the back side of the break rotor. Depending on what tools you have, you may need to use an extension on the ratchet to get this bolt undone.You can see in the pictures above where these bolts are at. Once undone you can remove the linkage.Get the new sway bar linkage and take the nuts off. You have to move the ball joint at both ends around until they fit through both the holes. Do up both nuts and go back and tighten them right up.Replace wheel and lower car. Make sure wheel nights are tight and secure.Bobs your uncle, fannys your aunt and you have just replaced your sway bar linkage!Looking at it , its bent, I think you hit something. But if you want to send it to me,I will tell you why it failed as Iam a metallurgist. Pm me if you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azid Rush Donating doesnt allow you to be an idiot! Member 692 Member For: 18y 10d Gender: Male Location: Newcastle Posted 06/03/08 01:33 AM Author Share Posted 06/03/08 01:33 AM ah thanks man but im not sure where it is or if I even have it anymore. If I find it ill let u know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winter bft Member 56 Member For: 16y 8m 2d Gender: Male Location: melbourne Posted 14/08/09 01:05 PM Share Posted 14/08/09 01:05 PM I had the drivers side linkage snap on my car (BF), my brother had both his snap on his (BA) not at the same time, had my cousins drivers side snap on his (BA). seems common, any stronger aftermarket replacement parts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iconic Bionic My engine bay is Bionic Donating Members 3,726 Member For: 18y 11m 9d Gender: Male Location: Freeways Posted 14/08/09 01:46 PM Share Posted 14/08/09 01:46 PM My swaybar itself snapped in two the other night, at the bend as I went into a driveway. An afterarket Whiteline one that I cant blame Ford for.Pics to come.I.B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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