Sway Bar Broken HELP!

mr nyse · 10-2-08, 17:09

Hello,

Fellow MX-6 drivers, My car was almost towed I paid 100 dollars to drop my car off the truck. The same night the car was making noises coming from the rear side underneath me. I was only able to find this wrong with the car. (hood is bent on the sway bar link) They did try to tow it from the back BTW.

Then I take it to him he tells me that hes been towing cars for years and the tow truck could not had of done this. So anyway he tries to bang this part straight. And he broke the other side blaming that the part is old. Is it okay that I drive with that part broken, or should I fix it?
This is it before him banging it.

This is after.

I spoke to several people and I'm getting mixed results from Its really important to its not even important. I figure I ask the experts. I plan on driving 3 hours to Pennsylvania this weekend please let me know your honest opinion.

Thank you in advance!

-Mr NYSE

**PaulG** · 10-2-08, 18:33

If the end links are broken, it's not a big deal...I would still fix it as soon as you have time, but that trip shouldn't be a problem.

I'm a little confused by your comment that "the hood is bent on the sway bar link"...I don't understand what that means.

It's obvious in the first and second pic that the sway bar had slid to the side by the shiny bit on the bar, and after he banged it in, it's pretty much centered. The stablilizer link probably did break because of age, but that doesn't mean it's not his fault...not sure you'll get much out of him, but he did take $100 off you, so give it a shot.

**donfromnaples** · 10-2-08, 18:40

Your handling will be off, so don't push it hard in a turn or in corners. Many cars were made without swaybars. I doubt you will have any real safety issue with it like this.

**ls six** · 10-2-08, 21:40

I drove with the rear bar disconnected and it just amplifies understeer. It's not dangerous but it's no fun either.

Do your self a favor and buy Altima links (< search). They are much cheaper and built better.

mr nyse · 10-2-08, 23:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by PaulG

If the end links are broken, it's not a big deal...I would still fix it as soon as you have time, but that trip shouldn't be a problem.

I'm a little confused by your comment that "the hood is bent on the sway bar link"...I don't understand what that means.

It's obvious in the first and second pic that the sway bar had slid to the side by the shiny bit on the bar, and after he banged it in, it's pretty much centered. The stablilizer link probably did break because of age, but that doesn't mean it's not his fault...not sure you'll get much out of him, but he did take $100 off you, so give it a shot.

Thanks for your response, i was referring to the metal hood that protects the bushing i think its bent all the way facing the concrete in the first pic

and to everyone

thanks guys for your timely responses!

**KING6** · 10-2-08, 23:54

Need new links,

IVe been driving my beater car for the last 3yrs with broken ones, I ghetto engineered them to stay connected a few times..but that never last.

Car is safe to drive, but very annoying.

**sol** · 10-3-08, 1:04

It's OK to drive sure. I'd take off that broken endlink though, just so it doesn't bang into anything.

**mm2587** · 10-6-08, 14:11

your fine driving without endlinks, though you should have it replaced as soon as possible. For a cheaper replacement option try the altima endlinks or I offer upgraded endlinks. You can find those in the hot deals forum.

defiler · 10-8-08, 15:01

I just saw this post, but if you ever look at cars driving in front of you like I do a lot, I notice that a good 40% of all Probes/MX6's I see have the rear endlinks snapped off. I drove my old beater one like that for 6 months without even knowing it...

10-2-08, 17:09	#1 (permalink)
mr nyse Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: iTrader: (0)	Sway Bar Broken HELP! Hello, Fellow MX-6 drivers, My car was almost towed I paid 100 dollars to drop my car off the truck. The same night the car was making noises coming from the rear side underneath me. I was only able to find this wrong with the car. (hood is bent on the sway bar link) They did try to tow it from the back BTW. Then I take it to him he tells me that hes been towing cars for years and the tow truck could not had of done this. So anyway he tries to bang this part straight. And he broke the other side blaming that the part is old. Is it okay that I drive with that part broken, or should I fix it? This is it before him banging it. This is after. I spoke to several people and I'm getting mixed results from Its really important to its not even important. I figure I ask the experts. I plan on driving 3 hours to Pennsylvania this weekend please let me know your honest opinion. Thank you in advance! -Mr NYSE
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10-2-08, 18:33	#2 (permalink)
PaulG Join Date: May 2004 Location: Ottawa, Canada Age: 33 iTrader: (1)	If the end links are broken, it's not a big deal...I would still fix it as soon as you have time, but that trip shouldn't be a problem. I'm a little confused by your comment that "the hood is bent on the sway bar link"...I don't understand what that means. It's obvious in the first and second pic that the sway bar had slid to the side by the shiny bit on the bar, and after he banged it in, it's pretty much centered. The stablilizer link probably did break because of age, but that doesn't mean it's not his fault...not sure you'll get much out of him, but he did take $100 off you, so give it a shot.
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10-2-08, 18:40	#3 (permalink)
donfromnaples Join Date: May 2002 Location: Naples, Florida Age: 44 iTrader: (0)	Your handling will be off, so don't push it hard in a turn or in corners. Many cars were made without swaybars. I doubt you will have any real safety issue with it like this.
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10-2-08, 21:40	#4 (permalink)
ls six Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: omaha, NE, USA iTrader: (1)	I drove with the rear bar disconnected and it just amplifies understeer. It's not dangerous but it's no fun either. Do your self a favor and buy Altima links (< search). They are much cheaper and built better.
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10-2-08, 23:54	#6 (permalink)
KING6 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Central, USA Age: 24 iTrader: (21)	Need new links, IVe been driving my beater car for the last 3yrs with broken ones, I ghetto engineered them to stay connected a few times..but that never last. Car is safe to drive, but very annoying.
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10-3-08, 1:04	#7 (permalink)
sol Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Halifax, Canada iTrader: (1)	It's OK to drive sure. I'd take off that broken endlink though, just so it doesn't bang into anything.
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10-6-08, 14:11	#8 (permalink)
mm2587 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Pittsburgh, PA, USA Age: 21 iTrader: (1)	your fine driving without endlinks, though you should have it replaced as soon as possible. For a cheaper replacement option try the altima endlinks or I offer upgraded endlinks. You can find those in the hot deals forum.
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10-8-08, 15:01	#9 (permalink)
defiler Banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Coon Rapids, MN, USA Age: 24 iTrader: (9)	I just saw this post, but if you ever look at cars driving in front of you like I do a lot, I notice that a good 40% of all Probes/MX6's I see have the rear endlinks snapped off. I drove my old beater one like that for 6 months without even knowing it...