Noticed this while changing my brakes.

[scope27]

As today being the first day I've done anything mechanical to my 99 Tahoe (As I just purchased it) and noticed this little thing on the control arm without a bushing. What is this part? I plan on having it done at the shop when I Haven them do an alignment and change out a few worn bushings. And the oil spots are from my Mustang when I accidentally dropped the oil filter when changing my oil.


BTW the Powerstop cross drilled rotors and ceramic pads from JC Whitney are amazing to invest as a good brake upgrade and took me about 45 minuted to completely change out both sides. This truck is the easiest to change in any vehicle I've ever changed brakes on.

 

[Rangel]

stabilizer bar end link.. maybe a 10$ part, change yourself in 10 minutes, tops.

Im considering the powerstop rotors for my wife's NNBS. she is ******* brakes. I just had them resurfaced last week

 

[NathanJax]

stabilizer bar end link.. maybe a 10$ part, change yourself in 10 minutes, tops.

x2

any auto parts store should have them

 

[Badmunky]

Sway bar end link.
You can get new links with Polly bushings at most auto parts stores.
There easy to change to.

 

[SunlitComet]

I would like to add that you should remove the top hardware first and pull the sway bar off so you can move around the rest of the bolt assembly. The access hole in the bottom control arm does not have a lot of clearance for a socket so being able to move it around helps.

 

[Donnie Yukonie]

I would like to add that you should remove the top hardware first and pull the sway bar off so you can move around the rest of the bolt assembly. The access hole in the bottom control arm does not have a lot of clearance for a socket so being able to move it around helps.

x2

Not worth a shops labor for this , pretty straight forward replacement if you ask me , Also helps to replace both sides while your in there , If it happened to that side , the other side is ant far behind

 

[scope27]

OK thanks for the heads up. I'll be replacing both sides today.

 

[kcb37]

Do the sway bar bushings also.
Follow the bar from the end (end link) to the frame. See that bushing holding the bar. Sway bar bushing. same as the end links one on each side.

You also have a sway bar on the rear.

What other bushings are you having replaced?