Dumb rear swaybar mount bracket question
10-04-2009, 06:06 PM
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Dumb rear swaybar mount bracket question
I would have said dumb newb question, but I'm not sure I qualify for newb anymore.
Anyhoo, how does this bracket come apart so it can come off the bar? Looks like I ought to be able to pry the little tab up and over the sandwiched halves, but that tab ain't so little, and I don't want to damage it. Thoughts?
Anyhoo, how does this bracket come apart so it can come off the bar? Looks like I ought to be able to pry the little tab up and over the sandwiched halves, but that tab ain't so little, and I don't want to damage it. Thoughts?
10-04-2009, 07:03 PM
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Yes they do come apart and fairly easily. Had to do this when I installed 928 Spec. bars on my '91 GT.
Use a large flat-head screwdriver or small pry bar and place it horizontally across the mount in between the locking tab and the U-shaped bracket and lever toward the locking tab. This will unsnap the mount and you can then pry it open enough to remove the bushing and bracket.
Good luck!
Use a large flat-head screwdriver or small pry bar and place it horizontally across the mount in between the locking tab and the U-shaped bracket and lever toward the locking tab. This will unsnap the mount and you can then pry it open enough to remove the bushing and bracket.
Good luck!
10-04-2009, 07:48 PM
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Edwards, in the garage, with the prybar. Got it, thanks!
10-04-2009, 08:07 PM
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Glad you got it.
Make sure you have the mounting bracket oriented in the proper direction for re-installation. Sorry I forgot to add this earlier. You may want to do one side at a time so you can use the original as a guide.
Make sure you have the mounting bracket oriented in the proper direction for re-installation. Sorry I forgot to add this earlier. You may want to do one side at a time so you can use the original as a guide.
10-04-2009, 11:08 PM
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If it's not too late, you might want to lube up the bushings with a little grease. I didn't and now the go "squeaky squeaky." It's embarassing as hell, but the work required to lube them now is well out of the question.
10-04-2009, 11:17 PM
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This is why a pair of new greasable polyurethane bushings sit uninstalled on the shelf. Replacing the fronts - no problem, rears - eh, not so much. 
10-05-2009, 12:03 AM
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Yes, pulling the rear swaybar is a LITTLE more involved..... 
The rear sway brackets are a PITA to get spread apart with hand tools- I ended up grabbing them with two pairs of hose grip pliers (http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=37909) so I could spread them wide enough to slip them off the bar.
They clean up ok in the blast cabinet:
Just for giggles, I threw the rubber bushings and the exhaust hanger rubber in the blast cabinet and glass beaded them- they clean up nicely and I swear are softer now. Not bad for 18 year old German rubber:
The rear sway brackets are a PITA to get spread apart with hand tools- I ended up grabbing them with two pairs of hose grip pliers (http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=37909) so I could spread them wide enough to slip them off the bar.
They clean up ok in the blast cabinet:
Just for giggles, I threw the rubber bushings and the exhaust hanger rubber in the blast cabinet and glass beaded them- they clean up nicely and I swear are softer now. Not bad for 18 year old German rubber:
