How-To: Install sway bar links aka “sway bar link kit” on a 1991 Buick Park Avenue. Symptoms of a broken sway bar link: Excessive shock/strut travel Suspensi…
How-To: Install sway bar links aka “sway bar link kit” on a 1991 Buick Park Avenue. Symptoms of a broken sway bar link: Excessive shock/strut travel Suspensi…
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Very helpful video!
Thanks for the video bro helped me out alot changing them on my f150
well done – I have a 1998 toyota 4-runner and the front left link broke
last week – I will be replacing them both and the rears as well. Each link
is between $35.00 and $75.00 each depending on which auto parts store you
go.-still a whole lot cheaper then the $165.00 each at Toyota or the
$500.00 to have Toyota install for you and thats just the front links.
@mrvpg It is about the same setup.
Yer got yerself a oil preblem
Does wad my car does. But i have not drive it yet because i get scared. wen
i hit up to 35 or 40 mp it’s starts makin dat noise. How do i instal a sway
bar link for a 95 Ford T-Bird?
Dude Thank you!!!! I was having a hard time installing the link on my 99
Ranger. Good Idea doing it upside down Wish I would’ve seen this before I
started on it. Again THANKS DUDE!!!
Nice Hoard
Thanks!
@vegabaja You bet dude — scissor jack is gods answer to overpopulation. I
seen these things twist & fold like pretzels .Use axle stands & floor jack
to lift the car . My floor jack is 35 years old & only filled the oil once
.cost a whole $35 way back when .Best money I ever spent together with a
cheap electric impact gun .. Always watch your ass when working on heavy
machinery .it sucks getting hurt on top of being too poor to take it to a
pro shop .
I’m digging the lack of power tools!
If you have BOTH tires off ALWAYS use jack stand on each side. If doing
work on 1 side, it’s ok to use a jack stand on the side you’re working on.
NEVER use a floor jack, tire, or any type of jack as a mean of keeping the
car lifted. even if you’re not going to be working under the car. ALWAYS
use eye protection when using a cutting tool. CLEAN any oil, or move the
car before doing work, when using cutting tool as it is flammable and
sparks can start a fire.
I’ve never used it on rust, but try dousing your link with WD40 a day
before and right before you take the tire off. After jacking the car up and
USING jack stands, use a hydraulic jack, like he did, to push it up and
that might free it up enough so you don’t have to cut it. Of course, there
may be other types of SAFE “breakthrough” sprays/lubricants to help loosen
stubborn or rust-ladened parts.
popping while turning is most likely ball joint damage
@JustWaIkAway Great suggestion!
Thanx for the video. A lot good info here.
how long did this take?
I love seeing fresh new parts on an old car
@millwrightman99 I have a Buick park Ave and its a rusty piece of shit. One
of the strut towers is about to rust through
lower ball joint maybe? or tie rod shot out. did it sound like a squirrel
orgy when you drove on rough roads?
Take off your watch when you’re working on cars. You’re gonna scratch it
all up.
The garage wanted $540 bucks to do both sides on my car. Thanks for the
video – this looks like a job I can handle.
Is the first time that car has the sway bar link replace it?
you should make instruction videos for all cars. this was so simple to
follow
Almost like a Mexican mechanic, oh fuck safety just change da shit and
finish….lol lol
if your not using jack stands always put the wheel under the car so if that
little pussy jack fails you don’t get hurt
@vegabaja Also is a good idea to take off jewelry, including watch, as well
as keeping your shirt tucked in, and wear safety glasses. Otherwise, not a
professional flawless- BUT very informative video…Thanks!
“Well guys, we got that nut off”… LOL
i like how u explain as u do it bro. perfect
just did this on my trans am. if you guys ever have a problem with the
second set of bushing fitting under the swaybar, jack the swaybar up.
Exactly the same set-up as my Bonneville. Your video made my fix a snap.
Thanks for posting.
I wish everyone would do their videos the way you did this one. Well done
guys
@Sharshayness justin beaver probably doesnt even know what a sway bar link
is
the video was helpful up until the end, he never said how much to tighten.
I called my Dad and he found it to be about 14 lbs which isn’t much at all,
hand crank it until tight and go about 2 more Dad said. But the comments
about the scissor jack are dead right. I wish I had read them before I
started, nothing happened, but I couldn’t get 1 socket off the tire so I
had to work around it. At some point the jack shifted and I didn’t know it
until I crawled out from under the car, scary sight!
I understand your desire to want to help, but seriously… at least invest
in a pair of Jack Stands and maybe even proper Floor Jack before someone
gets hurt/dis-membered/killed.
I have a Chevy venture and it’s the same thing I wasn’t sure on the order
and position of the bushings and everything but you nailed it thanks.
Thanks guys, major help. Gotta do my 2000 Ford Explorer tomorrow.
Thanks bud
You should always use jack stands, it’s much safer.
Good Video. I now know how to do it myself. Mine rusted out aswell…
do you notice improved handling or a smoother ride when changing these??
Safety dude, safety. Like eye protection and jack stands. The info was very
helpful since I was trying to put the bolt in upside down, duh. Thanks and
be safe.
150000 miles for a 91′ ? That’s pretty good.
@vegabaja yea i was scared that it wasnt on jack stands. especially seeing
that my car has that same cheap jack that was supporting his car. my car
broke the factory jack 🙁 thank god i was only changing a tire.