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My front sway bar bushings have been bad since I bought my TC 3 1/2 years ago (50,000 miles). So I finally got around to replacing them. Typically you can just put a socket on the nut and remove the bracket, if you have a southern car. Since mine is from the rust belt mine broke loose and spun. The bolts are just held captive by little metal clips which broke as soon as I started to try and loosen them.
So here is how I went and replaced them, I went a little overboard on the job but I had easy access at the moment so I said why not.
Tools:
1) Grinder/Cut Off Tool
2) 3/8ths Ratchet & socket to fit the nut
3) Anti Seize
4) Razor Blade
I first tried to just loosen the nut on each stud but after that failed I ended up just cutting off each nut. to remove the bracket. If I were to do it again,one nut would have to be cut off and the other some what loose, because then you can slid the clip out off the frame and remove the nut from the stud on a work bench.
This picture Is stolen from another site but these are what the holes look like after the clips have been removed.
Here are what the clips from Ford look like new, I went the cheap route and purchased the nuts
from a local hardware store instead of the dealer.
So here is how I went and replaced them, I went a little overboard on the job but I had easy access at the moment so I said why not.
Tools:
1) Grinder/Cut Off Tool
2) 3/8ths Ratchet & socket to fit the nut
3) Anti Seize
4) Razor Blade
I first tried to just loosen the nut on each stud but after that failed I ended up just cutting off each nut. to remove the bracket. If I were to do it again,one nut would have to be cut off and the other some what loose, because then you can slid the clip out off the frame and remove the nut from the stud on a work bench.
This picture Is stolen from another site but these are what the holes look like after the clips have been removed.
Here are what the clips from Ford look like new, I went the cheap route and purchased the nuts
from a local hardware store instead of the dealer.