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Old Nov 24, 2002 | 01:45 PM
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Yes, very simple. On an stock height car, you can do it even without jacking up the car. All you need is a 12mm socket/ratchet with an extension and 2 14mm wrenches. You first take the loopidy loop things with a 12mm socket, then take the bar of the end links with a 14mm wrenches. Then wiggle it around and pull it out. When you install a new one, make sure not to cross thread the 12mm loopidy loop bolts. If you need to, you can remove a single 12mm nut and move the charcole canister out of the way. Whole job should take you about 30min or so.

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Old Nov 24, 2002 | 02:03 PM
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SO easy

took me 20 min to sway it and the end links out.
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Old Nov 24, 2002 | 04:18 PM
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my friend and I put a new sway bar on his wagon, first we tried jacking it up... the wheels hang down putting pressure on the sway bar making it immobile...
Old Nov 24, 2002 | 04:49 PM
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No jack at all huh?

Sweet. Chris you hear that?

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Old Nov 24, 2002 | 04:51 PM
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Old Nov 25, 2002 | 11:20 AM
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Somehow I had a big headache changing the rear sway bar.
The clamp over the bushing didn't align well.
I guess it's only my case.
Old Nov 25, 2002 | 01:39 PM
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Just the sway bar. The bushing had resistance and the bar didn't slide into the place well.
If I had somebody helping me push the bar in while I was threading, it could have been much easier.

You won't need to jack up and you won't need power tool, either.
You'll need 2 wrench (or socket) though.



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