The stabilise bar, also called the sway bar, has a very important role to play in solidifying the stability of the car when it is turning and this is through connecting to both lower
Control Arm through the bar end. If an end link is broken, then the vehicle leans in one direction and it becomes hard to manoeuvre round corners. To replace the Sway Bar Kit and Sway Bar Bushing raise the vehicle and support it on jackstands and remove any of the following the oil pan skid plate or engine shield may have to be removed. Remove the top nuts of the Sway Bar Link with knowledge that if only the bar is to be eliminated, the links can be retained on the car. Then remove bolts of the Sway Bar bracket and the bar, then the rubber bushings must be taken out. Check all parts to see if there is wear and tear and, when replacing rubber bushings, make the slits to be facing forward. The process of reinstallation is the exact reverse sequence as that for the removal step by step; tightening all the fasteners to the required torque with the application of a non-hardening thread-locking compound on the bolt thread. For example, on Sway Bar Link, lift the car and fix it securely on the lift, then cover the end link bolt and unscrew the upper nut and knock out the long bolt. After this, installation is once more the reverse of their removal with the new nuts and bushings supplied with the new link in the correct position to ensure the rubber bushings are in contact with the Sway Bar Kit and metal washers are placed outside the rubber bushings.