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Sway bar fixing. Was: A sharp metallic SNAP...
Historical mailing list
Fri, 9 May 97 17:37:45 EDT
...I'm guessing the thing it attaches to at the top is a sway >bar, and who knows what the thing at the bottom...
Sway bar bushings-Poor shape..
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 4 Sep 2007 07:45:37 -0700
As I spelunked around under my van looking at stuff, I noticed my front sway bar drop link bushings were very sloppy. I saw...
Re: how so I install stabilizer link bushings?
Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
Mon, 15 Apr 2002 09:19:05 -0600
...I'd put the bushing on the sway bar first, then the link on the bushing. A note of caution--after you get them...
Re: ISO anti-sway bar for 1983 Vanagon Westy
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 11 Jul 2017 15:33:36 -0400
...http://www.t3technique.com/new-stuff/anti-roll-bar-(front)/ You'll be happy you did! And, yes, sway bars link the two sides...
Re: Are Sway-bars all the same?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 16 Apr 2002 19:08:48 -0400
...I use their bars as they are cost effective but I always go to a speed shop and by real brackets, links and urethane...
Re: To Buy or Not to Buy?
Historical mailing list
Mon, 24 Oct 94 11:21:43 MDT
...Have the dealer check out the steering and > suspension, and certify that it's OK. > Check the "links" to the anti sway bar. The...
Re: no sway bar = no improvement
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Sun, 19 Mar 2006 19:50:05 -0800
...wes@CS.UCHICAGO.EDU> wrote: > So, without the the stabilizer bar and associated links, my > problem is > exactly the same---popping/knocking noises coming...
sway bar wiggling
Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
Thu, 16 Mar 2006 17:39:13 -0500
...Is this normal? Also, I noticed that while the end of the stabilizer bar is flush with the stabilizer link bushing on the driver...
83 aircooled front suspension
Historical mailing list - Rio Rafael
Wed, 14 May 1997 17:10:02 -0400
...ound that I am missing one of the link rods that connect the sway bar to = the lower control arm and the other is...
Re: Replacing the grommet, sleeve, washer and nut
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 10 May 2013 09:47:07 -0700
...One can back off the sway bar mount bolts to allow that side of sway bar to drop a tad, that helps too. good...
Re: control arm bushings got the squeaks
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 28 Mar 2003 22:00:12 -0600
...sway bar outer bushings #5 23mm (251 411 045 A) 2 each tie rod ends #7 ( 251 419 811) 4 each stabilizer link bushings...
Re: T3 Anti sway bar
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 22:52:34 -0500
...suggested I look into the T3 Anti sway bar. > > Dennis installed this along with the links and Along with the other suspension upgrades and...
Re: HMHYPFAFEA?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 28 May 2002 19:59:43 -0500
...sway bar outer bushings #5 23mm (251 411 045 A) 2 each tie rod ends #7 ( 251 419 811) 4 each stabilizer link bushings...
Re: Front end maintenance
Historical mailing list - mike miller
Mon, 11 Feb 2002 15:36:24 -0800
...sway bar bushings [also called control arm bushing by some], take a look at your brake disks. I'm doing the shift linkage stuff...
Piece of metal rod stuck in rubber bushing, how remove?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 17 Jul 96 19:53:32 EDT
The right front link of the sway bar on my '82 westy is broken off just where it attaches in a rubber bushing on...
Re: Sway bar connection link - where to find one?
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:02:26 -0400
At 07:32 PM 7/29/2008, Jeannine Goren wrote... >I'm wondering if anyone knows where to find a sway bar connection >link...
Re: Front end creeping resolved
Historical mailing list
Sun, 22 May 2022 14:32:55 -0700
...front end. > > I sprayed the area where the Anti sway bar and the links come together. It improved. I sprayed again and it completely...
Re: Sway bar bushings-Poor shape..
Historical mailing list - neil N
Tue, 4 Sep 2007 09:52:10 -0700
...I noticed my front > sway bar drop link bushings were very sloppy. I saw some 'polished' area on > the bar itself where the bushings...
Broken Stablilizer Link, any experts reading this?
Historical mailing list - John Brush
Mon, 6 May 2002 14:57:51 -0400
> Chris Mills <scmills@tntech.edu> said: >Sway bar bushings? Pretty close guess :-) The stabilizer link broke right off from the bushing on the strut...
Re: no sway bar = no improvement
Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
Mon, 20 Mar 2006 11:11:11 -0500
...wes@CS.UCHICAGO.EDU> wrote: > > >> So, without the the stabilizer bar and associated links, my >> problem is >> exactly the same---popping/knocking noises coming...
Re: Benefits of a rear sway bar?
Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
Wed, 10 Apr 2002 14:17:18 +1000
...Benefits of a rear sway bar? >> >> Heres a company that sells "G-max" front and rear sway >> bars for $119.....thats cheap! They come...
Re: Common front end rattles?
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Mon, 14 Jun 2021 23:12:46 -0400
...Somehow the bar seems snug but when you undo the sway bar links it becomes evident that it isn’t. So when on a...
Re: Broken Stablilizer Link, any experts reading this?
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Mon, 6 May 2002 17:26:38 -0500
John Brush wrote: > > > Chris Mills <scmills@tntech.edu> said: > > >Sway bar bushings? > > Pretty close guess :-) > > The stabilizer link broke right off from the bushing...
Re: Vanagon Digest - 18 Sep 1998 to 19 Sep 1998 - Special issue
Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
Sun, 20 Sep 1998 19:49:55 -0400
...Like someone is > hitting the chassis with a small hammer. > Any suggestions? Broken sway bar link. The link breaks where it mounts in the...
Cleaning A/C engine
Historical mailing list - Patrick Foltz
Mon, 20 Jul 1998 07:37:58 EDT
...gravel road driving, during which I broke a end link of the sway bar-(talk about a disconcerting feeling when driving in the mountains...
Follow-up stuck oil plug drain
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Sat, 29 Oct 2016 16:24:55 -0400
...Upside, was that mechanic found some other more serious problems, inclduding the passenger side sway bar link deteched from the control arm. Tires Plus...
Re: torsion rod bushings vs. upper control arm bushings
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Tue, 22 Jun 2004 13:28:35 -0700
...He could be talking about the sway bar link bushings ("stabilizer bar" in EKTA). These are 251 411 045. I replaced these in the...
Re: What needs to be replaced in a front suspension rebuild?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 27 May 2002 20:39:36 -0500
...sway bar outer bushings #5 23mm (251 411 045 A) 2 each tie rod ends #7 ( 251 419 811) 4 each stabilizer link bushings...
Re: brake pressure switch
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 22 Jan 2015 13:05:43 -0800
...image showing 1990 or 91 bar and links > on my 1981 Westy: > > https://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2/SwayBarDropLinkTool.jpg -- Neil n Blog: Vanagons...
Re: SWAY BAR DISCONNECTS.....GREAT FOR SYNCROS!
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Fri, 5 Jul 2002 10:45:07 -0400
...new sway bars that have pins  so that you can reach<br> in and actually disconnect the link from the sway bar.....you...
Some new blog posts
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 24 Mar 2015 17:32:25 -0700
...head rest sockets I built for Stuart M, making new sway bar drop links, a novel material for flooring, rear bumper back up lights...
Our new 1982 A-C M/T Vanagon/Westfalia. Questions and concerns.
Historical mailing list - Joseph Dor�
Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:09:22 -0400
...find a sway bar linkage? Or does it need a whole new sway bar? I can't figure out how the linkage would ever...
Re: Should I Buy this Synchro?
Historical mailing list
Mon, 3 Apr 1995 15:21:47 -0300
...Tires/brakes? Power steering, front sway bar links? Working diff lock. Dicker quickly, before someone else asks the same question and he says $7500...
FS: Upper & Lower Control arms, sway bar w/ droplinks, front taller springs, non-PS rack, steering knuckle shaft, etc.
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Tue, 25 May 2010 11:12:40 -0700
...3) Sway bar with cast steel drop links. Includes both drop links. I've seen single droplinks for sale for less than my asking...
Re: Sway bar link breakage - are you at risk?
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Tue, 22 Jun 2004 02:08:21 -0400
...I >took a good look at the front suspension, the good link along >with its sleeve and here are my thoughts: The sway bar...
Re: Common front end rattles?
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Mon, 14 Jun 2021 18:19:09 -0400
...sway bar to see if it might be the rattle. I shared your post about taking off the links. They said yes the bar...
Re: anti-sway bar (longish)
Historical mailing list - Andrew Jack
Sun, 19 May 2002 00:40:49 +1000
...specifically relative wheel travel - ie a sway bar reduces articulation - or relative wheel travel - between the linked wheels. Andrew ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Clemens...
Re: vanagon Digest - 28 May 2002 - Special issue (#2002-669)
Historical mailing list - Paul Mayfield
Tue, 28 May 2002 22:59:55 -0700
...sway bar outer bushings #5 23mm (251 411 045 A) > 2 each tie rod ends #7 ( 251 419 811) > 4 each stabilizer link bushings...
Re: Broken Stabilizer Link, any experts reading this?
Historical mailing list - Eric Nettles
Tue, 7 May 2002 09:05:50 -0400
...Broken Stablilizer Link, any experts reading this? John Brush wrote: > > > Chris Mills <scmills@tntech.edu> said: > > >Sway bar bushings? > > Pretty close guess :-) > > The stabilizer...
Re: mixing urethane and rubber bushings
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 6 Sep 2014 14:01:58 -0700
...Sway bar drop link end bushings ( endlink to control arm end), sway bar to body bushings, and steering rack bushings. Used whiteline from Chris...
Re: Common front end rattles?
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 14 Jun 2021 19:48:07 -0700
...sway bar to see if it might be the rattle. I shared your post about taking off the links. > > They said yes the bar...
Re: sway bar wiggling
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Thu, 16 Mar 2006 17:30:48 -0800
...noticed that while the end of the stabilizer > bar is flush with the stabilizer link bushing on the driver side, it > sticks through the...
Re: Radius Rod Installation
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 13 Jul 2017 16:26:52 -0700
It appears counter intuitive, but the sway bar drop link cupped washers each install with cup lip facing up/down. So, the concave side...
Re: Broken Stabilizer Link, any experts reading this?
Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
Tue, 7 May 2002 10:41:16 -0600
...Put it on the stabilizer bar first, then work the link on with soapy water. >> Is my van unusable without that link attached? I...
Re: Our new 1982 A-C M/T Vanagon/Westfalia. Questions and concerns.
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sun, 27 Sep 2009 09:34:04 -0700
...find a sway bar linkage? Or does it need a whole new sway bar? I can't > figure out how the linkage would ever...
Re: Broken Stablilizer Link, any experts reading this?
Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
Mon, 6 May 2002 17:26:11 -0500
...edu> said: > > >Sway bar bushings? > >Pretty close guess :-) > >The stabilizer link broke right off from the bushing on the strut bar, >passenger side. > >Outside...
Blinking Red Light of Death
Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilbert
Fri, 27 Sep 2013 13:59:02 -0400
...blinking red light. (Silver lining is I did discover broken sway bar link - now fixed) It began halfway into a 12-mile drive, but...
Re: Our new 1982 A-C M/T Vanagon/Westfalia. Questions and concerns.
Historical mailing list - Justin M. Mayrand
Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:32:25 -0400
...find a sway bar linkage? Or does it need a whole new sway bar? I can't > figure out how the linkage would ever...
Rear anti-roll bar installed!
Historical mailing list - Thomas J. LaLanne
Fri, 31 May 2002 13:03:56 -0700
Gary, I read your post to the list about installing a used front sway bar onto the rear of your van with interest. However...
Re: anti-sway bar (longish)
Historical mailing list - John Clemens
Sat, 18 May 2002 22:05:30 -0700
...specifically > relative wheel travel - ie a sway bar reduces articulation - or relative > wheel travel - between the linked wheels. > > Andrew > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Clemens...
Re: right front clunk noise
Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
Thu, 27 Feb 2003 20:40:15 -0700
...right front clunk noise > > Yes....this happened on my '91 Westy (the clunk on turning) and my left end > sway bar had come out...
Re: Anti Sway bar rattle help request
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 10:50:28 -0400
...I gave them Andrew’s information. >> >> Somehow the bar seems snug but when you undo the sway bar links it becomes evident that it...
Re: Follow-up stuck oil plug drain
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 29 Oct 2016 17:10:01 -0500
...Upside, was > that mechanic found some other more serious problems, inclduding the > passenger side sway bar link deteched from the control arm. Tires Plus...
Front eng clunk - miraculous cure!
Historical mailing list - Dave Katsuki
Mon, 26 Jun 2000 19:03:13 -0400
...I don't know what sway bar link bushings cost (Ron?), but they are probably pretty cheap, and will certainly last for a number...
Re: Upper control arm bushing problems with Syncros?
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Fri, 7 May 2010 03:29:11 -0500
...Sway bar links are gone though as are the front springs. Pmail please Sorry of I got you off on a tangent DM&FS...
Re: Good Lube stuff.
Historical mailing list - Trooz
Fri, 9 Nov 2007 13:45:52 -0800
...I > sprayed it onto my shift linkage and all the front moving > parts I could find > like sway bar bushings, etc... You can get...
Re: broken stabilizer link
Historical mailing list - boroko
Mon, 9 Jun 2003 20:42:44 -0500
...Saved me a bunch of money and aggravation trying to get the top end off of the sway bar. I usually don't cobble...
help near Las Vegas needed
Historical mailing list - Bj�rn Ratjen
Fri, 18 Apr 2003 15:19:02 -0700
...His right front sway bar linkage broke. Does anyone know someone in the area who can repair this at a decent price (needs new...
Re: Replacing Ball Joints...anything else while in there?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 25 May 2005 16:26:49 -0500
...sway bar outer bushings #5 23mm (251 411 045 A) 2 each tie rod ends #7 ( 251 419 811) 4 each stabilizer link bushings...
Re: Frond end Knocking on 83
Historical mailing list
Fri, 7 Mar 97 19:26:48 EST
...Piece of metal rod stuck in rubber bushing, how remove? On Vanagon sway bar links, what looks like a rubber bushing on the control...