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Jack up the van or put on wheel stands. locate the 2 clamps that hold the bushings in place and loosen them. I used an air wrench, extenstion, universal and deep socket. If you don't have and air wrench, you can use a ratchet. While you are removing the old bushings, set your oven to 350 degrees or so and put the 2 new bushings on the middle rack for about 5 minutes (keep an eye on them) This will soften up the rubber enough that you can easily slip them on over the sway bar / stabilizer bar. Put the clamps back in place and tighten up. No more clunking or rattleing noises when driving! Parts are about $10-15 each, you will need 2. Caravan's are known to go through these bushings and with my van ('03) I have found that about every 50000km or so they need to be replaced. I had the dealer do it once for $125, next time I spent the $30 for parts and had it fixed in under and hour.
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What mileage would struts need to be changed on a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan SE?
At least 100,000 miles. If you are worried about a cranking sound you are hearing, we had the same thing on our 05 Dodge Grand Caravan. It isn't the struts, the name of the part is "Bushing Sway Eli" according to our receipt of repair. It is a factory defect that is covered on your warrantee if you have one.
How do you fit sway bars to caravans?
Custom sway bars can be bought that fit on Dodge Caravans. There is also an option to make a sway bar that will fit on the Caravan.
What causes a 2001 Dodge Caravan front end clunk?
Sway bar bushings
How do you replace the sway bar bushings on a Dodge Grand Caravan?
http://forum.chryslerminivan.net/ This forum has lots of info pertaining to the Dodge/Chrysler vans.
Need pics on the front sway bar bushings installment?
Most new sway bar bushings are split so they can be R & R easily. Remove clamp from bushing, slip or cut old bushing out, slip new bushing in and replace bushing clamp.
What does a sway bar bushing do?
The sway bar bushing is located inside the the clamp that secures the sway bar to the frame. They use a busing to allow a little flex in the sway bar but not enough to cause a clank sound everytime the bar is flexed. So if the bushing is worn or gone your sway bar will make a bunch of clunk/clank sounds when the car is in motion.
How d o you change a strut arm bushing on a 99 saturn sl?
Saturn S series vehicles do not use a Strut arm... nor do they have a Strut arm bushing. I'm assuming your referring to the sway bar bushing in the center of the lower control arm. This bushing is not serviceable alone, the replacement of the entire lower control arm is needed if the bushing has failed.
What causes your dodge caravan front end to make noise?
if i am not mistaking they had told me the stabalizer bars (sway bars) when they are diffective. i am going to change does on my 96 dgc for that reason my front end makes a rattle noise The end links and sway bar bushings are prone to failure on 1996 and later vans.
What is with my 2002 Dodge Caravan front end noise Clunking noise front wheels on bumps?
check your stabilizer links as well as your sway bar bushings. the sway bar bushings might look ok but what happens is the hole gets egg shapped causes clunkinking noise s going over bumps. just had the same problem in my shop. 2002 dodge caravan.
When should control arm bushing be replaced?
You will know when the control arm bushing should be replaced by the way the vehicle drives. The back end will sway back and forth.
How do you install sway bar links in 05 dodge caravan?
remove 2 bolts, knock off old link, replace with new. repeat on opposite side. 15 min. job
What is the front sway bar bushing for a 2006 jeep commander?
Its a 100.00 part that we dealers charge you 500.00 to fix....
