Anti-sway bar installed.
After the alignment the sway bar clamp bolts will have loctite applied to them.
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Anti-sway bar installed.
After the alignment the sway bar clamp bolts will have loctite applied to them.
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After talking to Josh from D-Ind and other we decided to replace the ball joint nylock nuts with castle nuts and cotter pins which came with the recall kit from D-Ind. The other two castle nuts don't fit our upper ball joints. So if I want castle nuts for them I will have to buy them. Also the ball joint stud will need to be drilled.
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Looks nice and solid. Same goes for that crumple tube bracket.
Haven't seen a D sway bar mount with what looks like a Zerk lube fitting.
a. Is that what it is? Is the fitting aimed straight down?
b. Do you think it may be damaged approaching or departing ramps/driveways or under full front susp. compression at speed on bumpy roads? I do see the coilovers and special springs.
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Anti-sway bar installed.
March '81, 5-speed, black interior
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Yes the grease fitting getting wiped out I'd a concern.
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Is a concern that is
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I decided against those brackets with the zerks since I deferentially have hit those brackets on steep ramps into parking lots, my brackets where scraped and damaged with worn flat spots on the sides from the impacts.
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What did you end up using instead?
Why couldn't I just remove the zerks until greasing is needed?
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I?m sure you could do that. You might want to put a plug in the hole. I have to say I?ve not seen a zerc in that location before. (On any car) It?s usually a ?grease once? kind of thing.
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Yeah I thought of that but it is kind of an odd size thread. It's not like it is a bearing or something that would get ruined if a piece of sand or drop of water somehow got up in.
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Yeah I don't see why you can't take the zerks out. I'd be curious how the zerk is able to grease the inside of the bushing anyway. Does the bushing have a channel inside of it?
Typically I would suggest using Energy Suspension Formula 5 silicone grease all over the bushing where it wraps around the sway bar. That's what I use on all bushings.
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