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couple tricks 700 1987

I use the longer bolt from the sway bar link to start/compress the new bushings...make SURE you get all the old bushing out...sometimes a lot of metal gets welded/corroded onto the aluminum (sometimes aluminum, never figured out why some are, some aren't) lower suspension arm. Then take out the longer bolt and put in the shorter bolt with some loctite blue medium anerobic adhesive and torque it, final torque with car on ground or both front lower suspension arms on jackstands (the rod generally has to be removed at the body to get the bushings replaced).

Now would probably be a good time to replace the sway bar links...the bushing is no longer serviceable and the link is a complete assembly. Around $20 for each link. You might consider the spherical bearing swaybar link that someone makes...I've heard about it on the board here and someone may post it or maybe it's on the faq. Faster swaybar response and zero wear.






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New strut rod bushings [700][1987]
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