Sway Bar end link broke... can I remove it and drive until tomorrow?
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Sway Bar end link broke... can I remove it and drive until tomorrow?
If I take it easy and remove the link temporarily, can I drive the car until the part comes in tomorrow?
Cheers,
JB
Cheers,
JB
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Keep in mind the stiffness of the end you take the link off of will decrease significantly. If you are talking about the front, then you'll be likely to spin out; lots of understeer if you're talking about the back. Like amanonfire said, take it easy, especially if it's wet.
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Keep in mind the stiffness of the end you take the link off of will decrease significantly. If you are talking about the front, then you'll be likely to spin out; lots of understeer if you're talking about the back. Like amanonfire said, take it easy, especially if it's wet.
I would undo both sides, and insure that nothing is going to get banged on.
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Last thing you want is the swaybar moving up and down to possibly knock something else loose and even worse, until it eventually falls off and causes a road hazard for other motorists
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You're right about that for the end where the sway bar is taken off. What I'm saying is the difference in stiffness between the front and back can cause the car to either spin (lots of grip up front, little in the back) or push (lots of grip in the back, little in the front) when only one sway bar is in place.
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glad it worked out with no issues. while u install or have it installed, I suggest checking everything else, just to be sure. u want to make sure that no excess stress was placed on other parts of the suspension.
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I really don't think you'll be "likely to spin out" unless your Sterling Marlin of course, in fact I bet you never notice the difference, I have a W210 and the bar itself is worn on the end, I took it off until I can find one, noooo noticeable difference. Oh there was that one time I was doing 140 on the slalom course. 
