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Anyone have this DIY?
So the subframe does have to be loosened is there any way you can give me a picture outlining which bolts have to be loosened?I upgraded my front sway bar bushings to Energy polyurethane bushings when I installed a Progress 22mm bar.
The bushings are cheap but they won't turn your TSX into a cornering machine.
You have to raise the car with jackstands on the unibody, letting the front suspension hang.
Use a floor jack to support the front subframe as you loosen, but don't remove the 6 subframe bolts.
This will give you clearance to get to the sway bar bushing bolts.
It's not hard just frustrating.
Use the supplied grease for the polyurethane bushings.
So the subframe does have to be loosened is there any way you can give me a picture outlining which bolts have to be loosened?
I'm afraid of attempting this if the bolts are seized... so far i've had many seized bolts in the suspension components...
Well I did my ball joints, all control arm bushings, and endlinks myself, I have pretty good wrenching experience (always work on my own cars) but this one particular car has been quite a bitch in terms of seized bolts...Do you have any wrenching experience?
Here are the Energy Suspension instructions. Like I said, this is not hard just frustrating since limited access to the bolts.
http://energysuspension.com/_oldsite/pdf_instruc/17448.PDF
Heh, you are referring to what is known as the "red-neck" method. Remove one bolt that you can get to off the bushing brackets, then use a lever (flat screwdriver, crowbar) to bend the bracket away from the bushing. Replace the bushing. Finally the part that can be frustrating is bending the bracket back. I used a C-clamp, but since there isn't much space for it get a good grip it took some time to align the bracket before screwing the bolt back in.Browsed around the forum and see people mentioning a method of removing the front sway bushings without dropping the subframe. Any insight on this anyone?
good idea posting it in here, he sent me a PM last week in which I outlined the same process :thumbsup:Heh, you are referring to what is known as the "red-neck" method. Remove one bolt that you can get to off the bushing brackets, then use a lever (flat screwdriver, crowbar) to bend the bracket away from the bushing. Replace the bushing. Finally the part that can be frustrating is bending the bracket back. I used a C-clamp, but since there isn't much space for it get a good grip it took some time to align the bracket before screwing the bolt back in.
^^ I just got an alignment last week after changing out LCA bushings, don't wanna pay for another one if possible
thanks for the advice @blackcivic and @keyz