How would you replace the grommet then? They surround that triangular rubber grommet and bolt to the K frame. Once that grommet is removed they should fall free.
Sounds about right, I was just hoping to find one that someone has seperated. I see used sway bars all the time and they don't seem to include the bracket and bushings. I know the bracket has a separate part number from the bar itself. Of course, as seems to be my curse, that number is different pre and post June of '72.
I'd kill to find a yard in my area. I'm astonished sometimes at the lack of big swap meets etc. in the Chicago and suburban area. All the yards around here seem to destroy these older cars. Sad, really. I will look into the one you mentioned.
Dick Potts Auto Parts | Morocco IN this is the one. I haven't been there for years...my wife and I bought a damn parts car and put it in our barn for issues like this.
Your livin' large my friend. I wanted to buy a second car but I'm in a townhome a I'd have neighbors with torches and pitchforks if I did that.
A closer look at the parts book makes me think it's not a separate part though it can be separated. That parts book can be confusing sometime.
I hope Dick can help you out. I have fond memories of that old guy and buying parts there. Yeah you and I don't live far apart but I can't do that non rural living. Too many rules and this is the F'n USA...your neighbors shouldn't be able to have a say in your life.
there is that 72 340 car in parts cars maybe?
Yeah, I went back and forth with him for a while but eventually he told me he doesn't have it. I'm thinking that car must be picked clean because everybody seems to get a nay on their requests.
Correct. The brackets and bushings weren't serviced separately. If you needed to replace the bushings, you had to order the entire anti-sway bar.
That would be fantastic if you have one. The part of the bracket that bolts to the K frame is definitely an opposite but closer inspection on the exterior part that busted off looks like it is identical and could be used to repair my damaged one even if I had to cut it off and re-weld it. My rubber grommet is in very good shape as the car has spent most of its 50 years inside. I could Grease the hell out of it and keep water nearby to keep from melting it.Correct. The brackets and bushings weren't serviced separately. If you needed to replace the bushings, you had to order the entire anti-sway bar.
Polyurethane replacement bushings are available. I haven't seen rubber, but they could be out there. I burned the rubber ones out with a torch. Using lots of silicone grease, I slid the new poly bushing over the bar. The I used Vise Grips and Channelocks to force the bracket over the bushings. Again, lots of silicone grease. I taped over the teeth on the pliers to keep from chewing up the bushings. Every other year or so, I loosen the brackets and squirt in some silicone grease using a grease gun and grease needle. It keeps them quiet.
I think I have one bracket. I'll check and get back if I can find it. Are they L/R, or can they be turned 180°?
That's actually the driver side and a mirror image of what I already have. I need the part that also BROKE OFF of that one that covers the bottom of the rubber grommet. You can see it in the pictures above.
I thought I had a new one a friend fabricated but haven’t been able to find it
Trust me str, I get it. I've owned this car for 50 years though and changed some many things as a Dumbass kid, I could kick myself. I've been focusing on getting it back together for a long time while trying to get as close to original as I can. If I can find an original bracket, I'd prefer that But I do have the setup you have here on my back burner.
