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Anonymous Posted on Apr 07, 2009

Front bushing problem

While tightening the bolt for the front bushing on the sway bar on my Jeep Cherokee the nut inside the frame seems to have broken loose. I can't get the bolt in or out.

  • Anonymous May 11, 2010

    sometimes there is an access hole in the chassis where you can get a box wrench inside.

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Just spot weld the nut to the body and cppe on working? Don't destory the nut but weld it. and keep moving. If you don'y want to do this you can replace the whole Front Axel adaptor, which you have to weld???

Good luck!

T.Whittaker

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Instructions
    • 1Park the vehicle on a paved level surface. Apply the parking brake and release the hood latch. Place a wheel chock behind of the rear tires and open the hood of the vehicle. This will help to allow some light down into the engine compartment for you when you're underneath it.
    • 2Lift the left front quarter of the vehicle with the floor jack and place a jack stand in a safe and secure location. A front frame rail would be ideal if applicable. Repeat this step for the right front quarter to elevate the front axle.
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    • 5Slide the old bushing along the sway bar to a location that's easy for you to extract it from the sway bar. Pry the slotted opening of the bushing using the pry bar to convince it off of the sway bar. The bushing are generally a rubber coated steel bushing so they're going to come off stubbornly. Place the new bushing onto the sway bar in the same fashion. Since they're new, they're going to be even more stubborn than the old one(s).
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Hello! First diagram is the lower...Second is the upper..Guru...saailer

LOWER IDENTIFICATION:




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Part Number Description 1
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5B326 Torsion Bar (LH) 6
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