How To Install Replace Broken Sway Bar Impala Venture Montana Grand Prix 97-05 1AAuto.com

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1A Auto shows you how to remove, install, repair, or replace a broken, worn or rattling front stabilizer/sway bar. This bar is the same for many GM vehicles and the procedure is the same for 1997-2005 Chevy Venture, 1997-2005 Pontiac Trans Sport/Montana, and 1997-2004 Oldsmobile Silhouette.

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[1aauto]

For you Grand Prix GTP, Impala SS, and Regal GS people and others, even though it is a minivan and I don't care how it handles, I did notice body roll was minimized with the solid bar installed. The solid bar is heavier though. So it is a tradeoff if you are looking at performance.

[scruffy412]

I like your videos alot, I'm about to do this to my 2004 grand prix as I'm going to coilovers. Because my car is dropped I do have engine spacers lifting my engine about 1/2", do you think that will make it easier to slide the new sway bar in? I also have headers.

[1aauto]

@scruffy412 It was not hard on this vehicle and I looked at an impala and it actually looked there was more space. With your mods though I don't know how it will effect installation. One note, on the impala I looked at the bar was installed "upside down" from how this one is installed so just pay attention to how your bar is mounted. Specifically whether the middle bend is up or down.

[aimm3lat3re]

do you have to replace sway bar if you just need to replace link bushings? do you have to take out sway bar link bracket if just getting to the link bushings?

[1aauto]

@aimm3lat3re You can replace the links and bushings seperately.

[mrexecutive1]

Great Tips, Was there any symptoms ie. knocking or clicking? or was this discoverd during visual inspection? thanks for all your vides!

[1aauto]

@mrexecutive1 Visual inspection. On many cars you get a rattling or clunking noise over bumps when the stabilizer bar breaks totally.

[BroAlifSr]

Great Video a big help for my dads 98 buick century

[allentown44]

great video, i have a grand prix , and the bend in the went down.....

[t436]

@1aauto My bar had a loud audible sound when it genaded on me. This video will come in handy on my 98 Century.

[Kleinbeck104]

Very good video, thanks! I just did this to my 2000 Buick Regal LS and it was pretty easy. All of the manuals I have read suggest dropping the sub-frame. However with some patience and wiggling the sway bar around, I did not have to. I came right out through the drivers side wheel well. Thanks again

[jeddyhi]

Thank you very much. I replaced a broken sway bar link myself thanks to your video. $4.25 was all the part cost. You saved me a lot of labor cost and I tip my hat to you.

[EverettM1984]

Thank you for the info!

[brcghrk]

@1aauto

what would happen if I would just unhook the swaybar and leave it? 

[airess1]

also would a bad sway bar make ur tire feel like its bout to shake completely off the car

[Jayham72]

Could you possible do a outer tie rod on the montana/venture