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tigerstyle

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I was under the car the other day and noticed that I could see about 10mm of rust on my rear sway bar (anti roll bar) on the drivers side.Evidence the bar or mount have recently shifted, as the rust would be from inside the bush. I first thought something like crash damage and the whole back of the car was going to be bent out of shape, but the passenger side is fine.

 

So did the rear mount just take a hit from a kerb or something do you think? Would bending it back with a pair of grips/hammer be required, or just leave it? I'm having a full alignment done soon so would like to not have to get it aligned again later if this mount is a problem.

 

Ignore the wonky wheel, was having new tyres fitted...

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Swaybars can slide around. Later models have steal bands and aftermarket ones come with clamps to stop it. There may have just been a band around there that's fallen off. As @evowrx said grease may have prevented one side not rusting. One bush may have been replaced before and they never greased it.

 

those brackets are weak which is why white line Swaybars come with extra braces to link them back to the subframe. You can buy them separately as well I think, but they come with the bigger Swaybars in the bag.

 

I'd get a level or string with weight at the end and see if both sides are the same angle. Could be just something was there, even so coloured paint that was wasn't then.

 

if you're worried about the car being straight, some panel shops will put your car on a laser level and measure the chassis compared to factory spec. Within 3mm is fine and don't panic if one or two measurements are out on the screen as they get checked as it's usually a bolt or something sticking in the way of the laser. The shop will check these and let you know and mark the printout.

 

 

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Ah cool. I noticed it with the car on level ground, so it's not sticking out because it's lifted. It's just the one side that is obviously bent, in the photo it's the whole mount that is twisted 10 degrees to the right. Something must've hit  it. 

 

No rust or grease on the other side so it's not the bar moving under load. Or signs of clips missing. 

 

I'll see how it comes up under the wheel alignment and probably end up just leaving it. 

 

The bushings don't often need changing on Legacys do they? Not a performance model or driven hard. 

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