Thread: 124 sway bar, replace when rusty?
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Old 05-12-2008, 05:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Paul T View Post
HI , A knowledgeable mechanic was looking over my 1995 E320 wagon, and was not looking to create work for himself. He said I did not need to replace the shocks (135k miles) but that I should replace the sway bar, as it was rusted and the metal properties have changed. Ever heard of this?
Does the car ride and handle correctly? If it does forget this idea. If the car does not sway too much and there is no clunking or scraping your sway bar is fine.

This mechanic must have wanted to say SOMETHING and so came up with this cockamamie story about sway bar characteristics.

At 135K though Its hard to believe the shocks are still good, unless they have been changed already.

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