Did I just fix my front end sway bar?
After doing work on the overcab noise makers, we were surprised to hear what sounded like a jostled stack of lumber. I thought it was from overhead, but Martha thought it was from below. I found a s...
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I am indebted to you guys for your replies of advice on sch a very detailed thing I, and maybe others, was completely oblivious.
My bushing is like that in j-d's photo (thanks for the extra effort of a pic), but my 2005 chevy express 6L V8 (see sig) only has 2 bushings and I do not see the pic as being mine.
But, what - and how much - movement are these bushings designed to allow? Horizontal slide, vertical vibratory relief?
Based on noise attention by us, our bushing has been MIA for at least 2 trips (under 40 mi on flat city bumpy streets)
Martha said the other bushing is really cracking up, so two new ones are looking real. Do they clamp on, or would I need to completely disconnect sway bar and slide new bushings from the ends (yuk)?
Is my rubber inner tube a reasonable fix??
My bushing is like that in j-d's photo (thanks for the extra effort of a pic), but my 2005 chevy express 6L V8 (see sig) only has 2 bushings and I do not see the pic as being mine.
But, what - and how much - movement are these bushings designed to allow? Horizontal slide, vertical vibratory relief?
Based on noise attention by us, our bushing has been MIA for at least 2 trips (under 40 mi on flat city bumpy streets)
Martha said the other bushing is really cracking up, so two new ones are looking real. Do they clamp on, or would I need to completely disconnect sway bar and slide new bushings from the ends (yuk)?
Is my rubber inner tube a reasonable fix??
