DIY - Gen2 Anti Roll bar bushes

[4ePikanini]

Steps
- loosen and remove first top nut on anti-roll bar ( arb )
- loosen and remove second nut on arb
- remove the washers and top rubber noting the order
- loosen bottom nut that bolts to the lower a-arm
- jack up arb with a bottle jack until the arb clears the shaft
- swivel the shaft out and replace the bottom rubber - I actually removed the whole thing
- swivel back the shaft and slowly release the arb back onto the threaded area
- put other stuff back in order - noting to compress the rubbers for about 5 turns only ( if you keep turning the first nut you will over compress the rubbers and make them fail early ) and then doing the up the second nut tightly.
- clean up


Tools required

14mm spanner
14mm socket and ratchet
4 poly replacements


Time

My first time took 25 minutes in total for both sides including packing tools away


The parts


The before


The swap


The After

[CATS]

Were they noisy? Hence the replacement or was it just an itch?

CATS
I have a knock front right and suspect that it might be the same thing on my Gen3.

[4ePikanini]

I had a knock on the suspension when going through a hole or bump.

I asked SWAMBO to jump on the bullbar while I checked for play.

The bushes had some play - I could have just tightened the nuts but was afraid they break in the middle of nowhere and then I will have a real bad clunking and wobbly steering.

So, I replaced the bushes and tightened the shock bolts ( looked like they had play as well ) and now my suspension feels solid again.

[Gerrit Loubser]

I have a knock front right and suspect that it might be the same thing on my Gen3.

The Gen 3 looks a little different: it uses a little link with spherical joints at each end to connect the lower suspension arms to the anti-roll bar, so the noise would be more likely to emanate from the saddles that hold the anti-roll bar in position against the chassis. These saddles have a rubber bush as well.

[robert]

Hi Marius

This "anti roll bar bushes" seems like teflon bushes. Did you replace the rubber with teflon and where did you buy it ?
I quickly tested mine and cannot find that it is freely movable, but for sure looks old and wear and teared. What do you suggest ?

Robert

[4ePikanini]

I bought mine from Milner offroad in the UK but due to them valueing the package at £55 I paid more tax than what they would cost at midas.

[adrianglock]

These bushings gets really brittle when soak in mud, water and of course heat. Of course you badly need to replace the whole things because the suspension will be a bit squeaky without it.

[jbeez]

So I have this terrible squeek and it's off with the wheels last week just to find the two top balljoints have the rubbers damaged and I cannot get to the bottom ones nipples.

This is a question for another thread, back to the topic. I print this thread and take it with to Goede Hoop Spares. They showed me that my Pajeros suspension shares the same parts as that from the older square Colts. Buy 4 in PU rubber for R60 in blue nogal to match the car!!!

Now my problem, my suspension completely different to this thread

What is this part called? I need to get them replaced. The one on the right is fine but the one on the left is bent and the top nut is loose so it will be a grinder job to remove.

What is this part called?

[4ePikanini]

They are called stabilizer links.

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[jbeez]

Thanx for the info. Only one left in the country, will try and source the right hand one from Japan. "Your car is old and spares is a problem"