Any one ever snap a sway bar?
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From: Franklin Square NY
I have no idea. I went for my inspection and the guy said my sway bar end links were bad. I watched him push the rear one and it moved like 3 inches and i kept my mouth shut. Got home, ordered end links, went to change them the next day, gave it a thug and it came out of the bushing.
So I ordered a new sway bar.
I have no idea how it broke or how long it's been broken.
I do know you can not even bend one over your knee.
So I ordered a new sway bar.
I have no idea how it broke or how long it's been broken.
I do know you can not even bend one over your knee.
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I've seen this on probably 40 or 50 GMs over the past 4-5 years, all due to rust. It seems more prevalent on the Grand Prix platform (Monte Carlo, Impala, Silhouette, etc.). I've never seen it on a Corvette, but then again we don't see too many Corvettes through my shop.
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From: Franklin Square NY
I was screwing around on a exit ramp a while back and almost hit a guard rail do to body roll. I didn't put them together until i saw the sway bar.
I will say that I still drove it knowing the sway bar was broken. Since it was my every day car.
I get my second car today 1999 chevy blazer 120k miles.
O and the new sway bar was $80 free shipping.
http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/sk...n+%26+Steering
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Never seen that happen on a C5. 
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Have any of you seen a alternator pour smoke after your power wash the engine bay then spring back to life on the way to advanced auto to buy a new one? Then continue to work for over 50k miles.
How about Hydro locking the engine and driving it 20 miles home then changing the oil twice and it run better then before?
How about Hydro locking the engine and driving it 20 miles home then changing the oil twice and it run better then before?