cfmistry

So I understand that some suspension components should be torqued when loaded, and the sway bar end-links are clearly one of those items. But I cannot figure out for the life of me how it is physically possible to torque these when loaded. When loaded, the strut completely blocks the 12mm hex that prevents rotation. Any ideas??

Thanks,
Cyrus

kiluminati616

How’d the install go and what were your symptoms that made you replace these? I’ve got a creak in the right rear that’s bugging me and I figured these were worth a shot since it looked easy and only cost $30

ill wait for other more knowledgeable folks to chime in, but this tutorial from pelican parts says no need to load before torquing

https://www.pelicanparts.com/techart...eplacement.htm

cfmistry

I doubt most mechanics torque suspension parts when they're loaded (it's a lot of extra work), but that supposedly shortens the life of the bushing since it will be twisted in its static position.

I only did the front ones. My car has a clunking over speed bumps so I just started throwing cheap parts at it - upper ball joints and end-links. To be honest at 14 years and 70k miles all the parts look pristine coming off. Install was tough on jack-stands but do-able. To get the 12mm hex in I had to undo the upper ball joint, so the hub could rotate. With a proper ball joint separator it takes about 20 min per side.

coobah

I'm using a short hex bit from such a set, but without the "holder"/adapter. You stick the bit into the bolt and turn it with a 10mm wrench.

coupesedan

There’s no clearance and it’s a $15 part, whatever.

WIS probably has some super duper special instructions for this.