Arrived at work today and made the sharp turn into the parking lot. Lots of grinding from the front end every time I turned the wheel.


Went to back in to a parking spot and it wouldn't move and the front end lifted.


OH NO!! Thinking hubs, maybe CV joints? Just let it roll back into the spot and took a look underneath.


Thank Goodness! Just swaybar end links. Both sides had broken off and were interfering with the axles.


I knew that they were bad, just not THAT bad. I already have the parts and will drop them in tonight.

 

I'm on my third set-2007 trx4 v6 with 145,000 miles. One side broke on my first set around 70,000 miles. It just caused a clunking sound on turns. My second set never broke, but I did replace them at 140k since I was rebuilding the entire front end anyways. I got greasable ones this time.

 

These ones were greasable (so at least the second set) but I don't know if the previous owner ever greased them. I had.