Sway bar-how hard?

[BLUEBLOTCH]

I was wondering how hard it is to redo the bushings and end links on the front sway bar of a 2G GST?
I have replaced CV joints, lower ball joints,outer tie rod ends before on my 1G do you think I can handle it?

TIA!

 

[Defiant]

Air tools for rust-welded nuts. Otherwise (and, in Texas, without salt), I don't see you running into much challenge with your experience.

 

[Drifte]

last time i did them the sway bar end links would just spin. spray lots of penetrating oil on their before you try it...like maybe once a day for a couple days. might need a torch too. air gun is probably a must. but good luck; maybe yours wont be so rusted on as my other cars was.

 

[wret]

If the end links come free right away: piece-of-cake.
If they don't: sawzall time. They hardened steel and hard to get at. I would suggest taking off your shocks to get a saw on them.

 

[D_Eclipse9916]

As said before. The swaybar endlinks are the hardest part. Dont even try using an allen key in the bolt as it will strip it very easily. If you have patience, the titanium carbide bit for a dremel tool will work but it will take a little longer, however it is very easy to get in tight spaces. Mitsubishi was stupid in that design not thinking how muh of a pain in the ass it was to take them off once they had rusted. I am trying to find cheap prothane bushings and endlinks set to completely replace it all. Let me know if anyone knows.

 

[kahl23]

If your car has ever seen salt and you don't have an air tool, well don't bother. Cut those damn things off. It's just not worth the hassle. You do need to remove the shocks to gain access to the end links. Grab some new endlinks from a dealership and I don't know about other sway bars, but the RM swaybars sold at Slowboy include urethane bushings. D Eclipse, I've yet to see a piece of our cars that was engineered to ease removal.

 

[leet]

If your car has ever seen salt and you don't have an air tool, well don't bother. Cut those damn things off. It's just not worth the hassle. You do need to remove the shocks to gain access to the end links. D Eclipse, I've yet to see a piece of our cars that was engineered to ease removal.

To Mitsubishi's credit, changing engine oil is quite simple. Good access to the filter as well. I've seen many other engines where merely touching the filter with your hand is a challenge, much less swapping it.

End links are easy but they can be time consuming due to rust issues.

 

[kahl23]

That is true. I guess I should rephrase... The engine is the only part of our cars that is an example of engineering at its best. The rest of the car... well the rest of the car is an engineering nightmare.