Suspension Part Missing
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Suspension Part Missing
I have a 2003 F150 that we've owned since it was new. It has 115k miles as it's our 3rd vehicle during the summer and our 1st vehicle during the winter months. I heard some clunking sounds in the right front corner of the truck and thought maybe it was a bad ball joint. I noticed when the wheels were turned sharply that something looked odd so I looked further and found this:
The other side looks like this
What is this part called?
The other side looks like this
What is this part called?
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sway bar end link. Looks like one side either broke or the nut fell off. There should be a rubber bushing and washer between the flat part of the bar and the nut. The side that's still connected seems to have lost the bushing between the bar and the link spacer.
The rubber parts do wear out and can break apart and disappear. Most people replace them with polyurethane, but they too will wear out and break away. You can find a replacement for it all from Energy Suspension with one of their kits that includes new link bolts, spacers, bushings, washers, and nuts. You need to measure the length of your original link, and find the closest match in Energy's catalog.
The rubber parts do wear out and can break apart and disappear. Most people replace them with polyurethane, but they too will wear out and break away. You can find a replacement for it all from Energy Suspension with one of their kits that includes new link bolts, spacers, bushings, washers, and nuts. You need to measure the length of your original link, and find the closest match in Energy's catalog.
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