ReplicaR ! I have a question! :-)

[MustangChris]

How tight do i make my sway bar end links? the part that goes from the sway bar to the a-arm...

they just have threads... that keep going... so i just tightened till i got tired of turning. lol.

 

[95PGTTech]

Impact gun + deep socket one end.
Closed box end wrench other.

 

[MustangChris]

just keep going till it stops?

 

[duff daddy]

yes

 

[MustangChris]

oh. well okay than. lol, thanks all!

 

[OnyxCobra]

wow i must have not tightened mine nearly enough lol. i was afraid of crushing the bushing.

 

[duff daddy]

ovbiously you can tell when the bushing is gonna get damaged but that part will move with every bump you hit so it needs to be pretty snug

 

[OnyxCobra]

well i thought i was supposed to stop tightening it when the bushing was getting smooshed, didn't know to go until the threads bottomed out. I'm going to buy some shorter ones anyways and then i'll make sure to fully tighten them. Just sometimes with the impact you're more cautious because you don't want to break something lol.

 

[duff daddy]

lol no not bottom out... just get it snug and then give it another good quarter or half turn...

 

[SRT Handz]

There is actually a torque spec for the sway bar endlinks.

 

[MustangChris]

ah, ill look into the TQ spec.

 

[SRT Handz]

My Ford Service MAnual states 11-16 Foot Pounds for the swaybar endlinks.

 

[MustangChris]

Thanks Handz


is this you way of saying "Thank You" for adding so many posts to your personal thread in the lounge?

 

[SRT Handz]

No, its Ok. I just recently Bought a Ford Service manual so i have all the answers to the universe

 

[MustangChris]

score. is it better than the haynes and chiltons?

 

[SRT Handz]

score. is it better than the haynes and chiltons?

1000+ Pages....

 

[atlanticblue98]

score. is it better than the haynes and chiltons?

1000+ Pages....

where did you get it, are the manuals v6, GT, and Cobra specific?

 

[95PGTTech]

The torque spec is irrelevant as soon as you're using aftermarket endlinks.

 

[duff daddy]

The torque spec is irrelevant as soon as you're using aftermarket endlinks.

+100000000000000000

 

[OnyxCobra]

The torque spec is irrelevant as soon as you're using aftermarket endlinks.

so how much do you tighten aftermarket ones?