http://www.startekinfo.com/StarTek/outside/12264/disc_2/Program/Chassis/32-0300.pdf

(It says to do the job in the air - I don't agree as explained before!)

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

85 DSEL, replace the front sway bar bushings with the front wheels on ramps, or a stack of 2" x 6" wood. When I replaced the front sway bar bushings on our 124 cars I reused the bolts and nuts. Don't see where the bolting is so critical that it is a one-time use item. I have had a bracket break, and replaced both brackets at that time.

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Fred Hoelzle

Thanks for the link Stretch. Great diagram. Question: does the bar come forward when removing it? Seems it would have to since the tires are still mounted and on the 'ground'...

Well, that's two people saying to leave the wheels on the ground and I will take that advice as it appears you both have experience! As far as the hardware, you're probably correct aboout the nuts and bolts but I figure they're just 'pennies' to purchase from the dealer and I just "feel" better doing it. I may go ahead and order the brackets from Pelican as I should have done last week when I ordered my coil packs and the bushings!

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Dale

It shouldn't do that if the anti-roll bar was fitted with the wheels on the ground!

Seriously mine didn't move when I took it off the front of my W201 - well not that I noticed - nothing that my MK1 eye ball noticed...

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

This thing about leaving the wheels on the ground has me scratching my balding headbone...Will there not be some load on that wascal when the nuts and brackets are removed? I mean, it's kinda....cocked!?!

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Dale

If you are at all worried about it just undo the two inboard parts on the spindly brackets first

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

Well I just thought that someone who has been there before could give a more direct answer to my question!

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Dale