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White Goo From Stabilizer Bar Link

Discussion in 'Technical Chat' started by grubburg, Aug 11, 2019.

  1. Aug 11, 2019 at 11:35 AM
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    grubburg

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    Is this bad?

    2019-08-11 11.35.37.jpg
     
  2. Aug 11, 2019 at 11:38 AM
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    If you manipulate them too much the boots will tear and leak the nasty baby-puke grease.

    If the boot is intact it’s fine, it’s just leaked a little
     
  3. Aug 11, 2019 at 11:38 AM
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    No it's the grease in the boot. Make sure the boot is not torn
     
  4. Aug 11, 2019 at 11:40 AM
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    Passes visual inspection. Coming from seal. I impact wrenched the bolt, instead of using a hex and wrench. I may be an idiot.
     
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  5. Aug 11, 2019 at 11:43 AM
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    Shoot now the other side is doing it....2019-08-11 11.42.58.jpg
     
  6. Aug 11, 2019 at 12:16 PM
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    This happens when you put too much leverage on the link during uninstall/install and make it turn laterally too much, stressing the boot.
     
  7. Aug 11, 2019 at 12:31 PM
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    Replace em now or just stop being a dipsh1t?
     
  8. Aug 11, 2019 at 2:08 PM
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    Only you can decide!!

    Kind of like squeezing a cream filled Donut the filling squirts out some place.
     
  9. Aug 11, 2019 at 3:36 PM
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    It's just a sway bar end link but I wouldn't worry about it
     
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  10. Aug 11, 2019 at 3:54 PM
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    Yeah I figure some people go without em altogether....
     
  11. Aug 11, 2019 at 4:01 PM
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    I’m on day 500 and something with it being removed and despite what the internet as told me, I am still alive
     
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