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96cobra3949

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Chalk up another broken rear sway bar.From what i hear this is fairly common.Anyone else have this lovely problem? I don't think i will be using the stock one again.
 

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My swaybar broke about 2 months after I bought my car back in 2001....I just got the OEM replacement swaybar which is supposedly a better piece since it's solid and not hollow like the old one...
 
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missouri_guy197 said:
My swaybar broke about 2 months after I bought my car back in 2001....I just got the OEM replacement swaybar which is supposedly a better piece since it's solid and not hollow like the old one...
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Where did yours break?Mine broke right by the attaching point on the control arm on the drivers side.
 

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This is something that should of been replaced under a recall. Ford knew the design was flawed so they updated it with a solid version. It wasn't soon after I bought my 96 that mine broke and I replaced it with the updated version. Its a fairly common problem, I have also replaced one on 94 cobra. Broke at the same place where it attaches to the lower control arm.
 

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Yep, that's where mine broke also, right where it attached to the LCA
 
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It's very common; I'm surprised mine hasn't broken yet (unless the 1st owner already replaced it!)
 

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I have a broken rear sway bar from a nice hard launch.

Too bad I cant fix it under re-call, nothing is stock.
 

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Mine broke too. Got a replacement from Steeda.
 

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yellow5.0cobra said:
I have a broken rear sway bar from a nice hard launch.

Too bad I cant fix it under re-call, nothing is stock.
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The problem is that there is no recall. Ford recalls a lot of junk that rarely has problems, yet when it comes to the mustang they don't care. Say if this rear sway bar problem was on the explorer I guarantee they would have a recall.
 
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5.0's 4 ever said:
The problem is that there is no recall. Ford recalls a lot of junk that rarely has problems, yet when it comes to the mustang they don't care. Say if this rear sway bar problem was on the explorer I guarantee they would have a recall.
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Heh..i agree with you there.I think i will just go with a D&D roll bar or something.Maybe it will help with the launces with slicks.Anything is better than broken stock!!
 
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5.0's 4 ever said:
The problem is that there is no recall. Ford recalls a lot of junk that rarely has problems, yet when it comes to the mustang they don't care. Say if this rear sway bar problem was on the explorer I guarantee they would have a recall.
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There are recalls, & then there are Technical Service Bulletins. There are a lot of poorly designed parts out there that get redesigned, but not recalled. Another Ford problem part I can think of is the 4.6 SOHC intake manifold, the plastic coolant runners crack & split open from the heat cycling (seems like an obvious DUH). Ford has a redesigned intake with cast aluminum coolant passages instead of plastic, but the car owner foots the bill for replacement.
 
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fiveofanatic said:
There are recalls, & then there are Technical Service Bulletins. There are a lot of poorly designed parts out there that get redesigned, but not recalled. Another Ford problem part I can think of is the 4.6 SOHC intake manifold, the plastic coolant runners crack & split open from the heat cycling (seems like an obvious DUH). Ford has a redesigned intake with cast aluminum coolant passages instead of plastic, but the car owner foots the bill for replacement.
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I had that happen on my wifes 97 thunderbird.I was driving down the road and it started getting hot and the low water light came on.Pulled into a gas station and sure enough,the intake was leaking.As it turns out,there was a recall on it and the ford dealer came and towed the car and replaced it all for free.
 

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Ford has different types of recalls. Ones they make public and have cars come in for or ones that I would call silient that are only replaced when there is a parts failure. I know there was a recall on the 4.6 2v intake because I replaced tons of them under the recall. It may be vehicle specific though, I'll check on it tomorrow when I go back to work.
 

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Speaking of TSB's, make sure you guys get the emergency brake fix.
 
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Str8Pimp'n said:
Speaking of TSB's, make sure you guys get the emergency brake fix.
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What's involved with that one?
 
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