Installed The Sway Bars
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C320 Coupe
Installed The Sway Bars
Finally got the sway bars installed last night. It required about 1.5 hours for both front and rear.
Front Bar has the bushings molded to it now, so I didn't need to order the bushings. Parts guy knew which bar I needed. Good thing he didn't order the one I specified.
I also needed to trim about 1/4 inch off the left rear of the plastic cover to give adequate clearance around the swaybar notch. Causes a rattle otherwise. I did this with the car on the ground.
Rear bar required removal of both tires to get to end-link bolts. It did slide out the right side. The front droped straight down.
Tools required Rear:
E10 Torx for bushing bolts
E14 Torx and 16 mm socket for end-links. You won't be able to use the ratchet on the E16 torx to put the new bar on as it moves the end-link closer to the backing plate
10 mm socket to loosen the plastic sheild (not absolutely necessary) a nut driver would work
Front:
E12 Torx for bushings
16 mm boxed wrench and 8mm boxed wrench for end-links
8 mm Socket to remove plastic cover, again a nut driver would work.
Front Bar has the bushings molded to it now, so I didn't need to order the bushings. Parts guy knew which bar I needed. Good thing he didn't order the one I specified.
I also needed to trim about 1/4 inch off the left rear of the plastic cover to give adequate clearance around the swaybar notch. Causes a rattle otherwise. I did this with the car on the ground.
Rear bar required removal of both tires to get to end-link bolts. It did slide out the right side. The front droped straight down.
Tools required Rear:
E10 Torx for bushing bolts
E14 Torx and 16 mm socket for end-links. You won't be able to use the ratchet on the E16 torx to put the new bar on as it moves the end-link closer to the backing plate
10 mm socket to loosen the plastic sheild (not absolutely necessary) a nut driver would work
Front:
E12 Torx for bushings
16 mm boxed wrench and 8mm boxed wrench for end-links
8 mm Socket to remove plastic cover, again a nut driver would work.
