105 front swaybar question

ray40 · #1 (**permalink**) 03-03-2009, 12:05 PM

Can someone tell me it the upper swaybar bushing that presses into the short "arm" that is connected to the spring pan is supposed to rotate freely on the sway bar? One of my bushings has torn apart but the other one turns on the sway bar - something wrong here?
thanks much

rafael · #2 (**permalink**) 03-03-2009, 01:42 PM

can you post a picture to clarify?

**Berlinista** · #3 (**permalink**) 03-05-2009, 01:51 PM

it should most certainly not. It is a press fit.

ray40 · #4 (**permalink**) 03-05-2009, 03:44 PM

i guess i was a little unclear- I understand the bushing press fits into the "arm" (link) -- but when the link is connected to the sway bar itself should that move freely?

**Berlinista** · #5 (**permalink**) 03-07-2009, 12:09 AM

it follows that if it is pressed onto the sway bar, that is a fixed position. This is the inner tube of the bushing. As it is a bushing, it follows that the inside tube is vulcanised to the outside steel tube via the rubber of the bushing. This is also a pressed in item. Same on the side of the spring pan. So: no!

ray40 · #6 (**permalink**) 03-07-2009, 06:32 AM

thanks Berlinista!

SurfCity Alfa · #7 (**permalink**) 04-10-2009, 11:08 AM

Greetings Guys,

I'm in process of refreshing my 72 GTV Front suspension and have a question regarding the swaybar bushing and alignment of the link...

Is there guidance for aligning the link to the swaybar when pressing the link bushing onto the swaybar end? (pic included) or should I just mark the current alignment and put it back to the original alignment?

Thanks as always for the counsel...

rafael · #8 (**permalink**) 04-10-2009, 11:17 AM

yes, I would put it back in exactly the same way as it came off

Alfajay · #9 (**permalink**) 04-10-2009, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by ray40

Can someone tell me it the upper swaybar bushing that presses into the short "arm" that is connected to the spring pan is supposed to rotate freely on the sway bar? One of my bushings has torn apart but the other one turns on the sway bar - something wrong here?
thanks much