Re: Rear Swaybar removal and repair

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2014/3/19 15:12:12

Pat, look again in the parts book, it's illustrated in Plate 32B. No need for anything in the shop manual, it's really only 2 moving parts, some rubber bushings and some pivot posts. And I think more properly its a Panhard rod system as it actually positions the rear axle assembly left to right, it's not a true sway bar system. But anyway the only thing that requires any brain cells is the central pivot system rework as it's a riveted assembly. What most of us have done is remove the entire system, grind off the rivet heads, drill and tap the post, and reassemble with cap screws. I used 1/4-24 as I recall. Hopefully you're using urethane bushings, the rubber ones only last a few thousand miles.