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Old 12-02-2012, 12:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Brian Carlton View Post
It appears that your original diagnosis was correct. The bolt and bushing and washer on the forward side has disengaged and allowed the bar to come loose. The threads appear to be fully intact and not damaged in any way. There appears to be some significant corrosion on the forward face, but this does not appear to be a fracture of the bar.

If the bar is fractured, there is an available kit to weld a new tip to the bar. Replacing the entire bar (10 hours work) isn't cost effective for a vehicle of this age.
nah, look at the pic, there is no where near enough threaded end to clear even the inner part of the UCA... it's broken. the threaded end should stick out of the inner bushing, and have plenty of meat to reach the outer bushing.

OP, click on the link in the 2nd post, and then click on the link in whunter's thread, and look at the part that needs to be welded onto the end of your sway bar. the instructions for what needs to be done are also in that link... the end of your bar needs to be cut smooth, and the new end needs to be welded onto it.
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