sovietlexus Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 alright so i went to the dealer and looked under my car. i cant seem to lacate where these damn bushings are. are they the ones in the center of the car or the outer ones attached to the stabilizer bar.....all of them look rounded whilst the one i bought has a strange round shape with a base... diagrams please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mburnickas Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 alright so i went to the dealer and looked under my car. i cant seem to lacate where these damn bushings are. are they the ones in the center of the car or the outer ones attached to the stabilizer bar.....all of them look rounded whilst the one i bought has a strange round shape with a base... diagrams please? look buy the wheel. It is a black rubber piece. I have to do mine also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camlex Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Hello, Which year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexusfreak Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 I had mine done last November......very inexpensive part. B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mburnickas Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 I had mine done last November......very inexpensive part. B) I need to order the $7 parts today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sovietlexus Posted March 16, 2006 Author Share Posted March 16, 2006 1993 is the year......i see like at least 3 bushings...is it the one that comes directly from the sway bar? if it is then it doesn't look anything what i bought from the dealer....either that or its really worn out.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
branshew Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 Find the sway bar and trace it from one side of the car to the other. You will find 2 "U" shaped metal brackets that are about 15" or so from the wheels (towards the middle of the car). Inside these metal brackets are the rubber bushings. IIRC the bushings are rounded on one end and squared on the other with a slit in between to slide the sway bar into them. There are 2 bolts that hold each metal bracket in place. Remove the bolts, slide the metal brackets off then remove the bushings. Put the new ones on and slide the metal brackets back in place and bolt them on and you're done. You'll notice that on the new bushings there is a series of rubber ridges that run around the inside part that makes contact with the sway bar. The ridges on the old bushings will probably be worn down which is why they are making noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sovietlexus Posted March 18, 2006 Author Share Posted March 18, 2006 yayy it worked....no more retarded sounds!.... hard to beleive a piece of rubber made that much noise... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GM1995ES Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 yayy it worked....no more retarded sounds!.... hard to beleive a piece of rubber made that much noise... Yeah, I did mine last week and it definitely is strange that what seemed to be slight wear in a piece of rubber could make so much difference! I couldn't for the life of me get the lug nuts off, so managed to do the job by crawling under the car. Major pain (tight quarters) but it worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mburnickas Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 I did mine this past weekend. Not more issues! Unreal that it worked.. Here are a few fix: You can see why they make noise! Notice the "lack of ribs in ID" and the larger Dia hole (due to wear). http://home.comcast.net/~buy_25/bushing1.jpg http://home.comcast.net/~buy_25/bushing2.jpg http://home.comcast.net/~buy_25/bushing3.jpg http://home.comcast.net/~buy_25/bushing4.jpg Thanks to this thread and the "golf balls in trunk"! Best $14.78 spent so far on the car (to fix). Thanks everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnesleyWipes Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Find the sway bar and trace it from one side of the car to the other. You will find 2 "U" shaped metal brackets that are about 15" or so from the wheels (towards the middle of the car). Inside these metal brackets are the rubber bushings. IIRC the bushings are rounded on one end and squared on the other with a slit in between to slide the sway bar into them. There are 2 bolts that hold each metal bracket in place. Remove the bolts, slide the metal brackets off then remove the bushings. Put the new ones on and slide the metal brackets back in place and bolt them on and you're done. You'll notice that on the new bushings there is a series of rubber ridges that run around the inside part that makes contact with the sway bar. The ridges on the old bushings will probably be worn down which is why they are making noise. Does the car need to be jacked or anything during this procedure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mburnickas Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Find the sway bar and trace it from one side of the car to the other. You will find 2 "U" shaped metal brackets that are about 15" or so from the wheels (towards the middle of the car). Inside these metal brackets are the rubber bushings. IIRC the bushings are rounded on one end and squared on the other with a slit in between to slide the sway bar into them. There are 2 bolts that hold each metal bracket in place. Remove the bolts, slide the metal brackets off then remove the bushings. Put the new ones on and slide the metal brackets back in place and bolt them on and you're done. You'll notice that on the new bushings there is a series of rubber ridges that run around the inside part that makes contact with the sway bar. The ridges on the old bushings will probably be worn down which is why they are making noise. Does the car need to be jacked or anything during this procedure? Yes and support it too! Just need those things and I think 12mm socket and I used a 6" extention with 1/2 drive. Took about 20 minutes. Also lubed the new bushing contact area with (what else synthetic grease). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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