LR3 Talk about the Land Rover LR3 within.
Sponsored by:
Sponsored by:

Rear Sway Bar bushings - replaced

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
  #1  
Old 11-04-2019 | 04:35 PM
Philip Chan's Avatar
Thread Starter
|
Mudding
Joined: Jan 2019
Posts: 217
Likes: 3
From: Mission, BC, Canada
Default Rear Sway Bar bushings - replaced

Hi - Just thought I'd add a few thoughts about this repair, which I just completed this weekend. To prep the repair I removed the rear wheel and placed jack stands under the vehicle.
  1. My LR3 - and I'm sure all of them - have the space between the bolt and the top of the chassis. The AB video shows very little space on at Sport, but I had much more - in fact, I was able to use my ratchet and a 13mm socket on the front facing bolts to get them out all the way. The rear facing bolts needed my ratcheting wrench. I didn't require an offset wrench.
  2. The movement and position of the control arm makes a big difference. I took my jack and moved it up and down to get better access to the bushing.
  3. The bolts on the drivers side (LH) were very tight and probably rusted. Even with seafoam they were a bugger to get out. Because I didn't have a long wrench, I was stuck. Then I remembered I could use the half bar that comprises half the handle on my jack to put over the wrench and the socket to gain leverage. This was a game saver for me.
  4. The sweep to get these out is very minimal. Patience and probably a few beers help.
  5. I used my 24inch breaker bar to lift the arm to wrestle the my bushing in to place; leveraged between the bar and the lower control arm.
  6. I found the metal cap that goes over the bushing easier to put on BEFORE placing the bushing in its resting place.
  7. The sway bar has a tendency to move laterally - so the bolt holes don't line up. Again I used the breaker bar to move the sway bar back and forth pushing on the sway bar link.

And there you have it. Hopefully this helps someone.

To give you an idea of time - I spent 5 hours on the drivers side - figuring everything out and trying to wrestle the bolts out. Once done, the passenger side just took under and hour.
 

Last edited by Philip Chan; 11-04-2019 at 04:35 PM. Reason: spacing
  #2  
Old 11-04-2019 | 05:37 PM
DakotaTravler's Avatar
Camel Trophy
Joined: Nov 2017
Posts: 4,343
Likes: 781
From: Green Bay, WI
Default

If you just disconnect the links, its a really quick and easy job. That way you are not fighting anything.
 
  #3  
Old 11-04-2019 | 09:39 PM
Philip Chan's Avatar
Thread Starter
|
Mudding
Joined: Jan 2019
Posts: 217
Likes: 3
From: Mission, BC, Canada
Default

Originally Posted by DakotaTravler
If you just disconnect the links, its a really quick and easy job. That way you are not fighting anything.

yes. This too
 
  #4  
Old 11-05-2019 | 01:24 PM
nevillusa's Avatar
Mudding
Joined: Feb 2014
Posts: 197
Likes: 55
From: Madison, WI
Default

I can't remember if I've swapped out the Rear Sway Bar Bushings on my 08 LR3. Probably. I know I've replaced the front ones. Will need to refer to my spreadsheet...

Anyway, the conversation of Rear Sway Bar Bushings is relevant to me at the moment, because I've just finished doing these on our spare runabout car, an 07 Chevy Malibu Maxx. Pretty low mileage with solid engine, drivetrain, transmission. Therefore it's worth me spending a little time and money to keep it, rather than wasting money on getting something newer and fancier but 'unknown'.

To cut a long story short, all 4 Rear Sway Bar Bushings Bracket Bolts snapped inside the Sub-Frame, and therefore a fairly lengthy repair / replacement process ensued. Finished it all up on Sunday. Needed to learn how to weld, and therefore buy all the welding gear. Needed to cut out parts of frame and Sub-Frame to get to some nuts and bolts, cut and grind away, weld back in, and repaint. Also did a bunch of surface rust removing / converting / repainting, across the entire underside. That was dusty, dirty, messy. Also swapped out most suspension parts. Had no choice with some of them, because needed to cut them out, due to rust-seized nuts and bolts. Bottom line, massive project that I was happy to do - forced me to learn some new tricks and techniques, and buy some new tools!!
 
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Alex_M
Discovery II
34
08-26-2021 09:03 PM
pgoodrich
LR3
13
02-09-2016 11:46 AM
ESPN
Discovery I
9
05-12-2014 05:27 PM
timdunbar
Discovery II
7
01-18-2012 11:53 AM
csn4646
Discovery I
3
08-09-2010 04:06 PM



Quick Reply: Rear Sway Bar bushings - replaced



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 09:17 AM.