06 TL with 220,000 miles on it. Stealership said my left front sway-bar link is worn/loose and needs to be replaced. They're wanting $131 to do it. Should I just go ahead and replace both Left and Right? I'm probably going to just do it myself. Are after market links ok or should I stick with OEM? Any how to's on here that anyone knows of? Thanks!

 

Yes, do both sides.

OEM links (as far as I know) are the only ones that stand any chance of lasting a while.

Yours lasted over 200K....which is not uncommon.

I don't believe there is much of a savings with aftermarket. Use bernardiparts.com or curryacuraparts.com or something.

I bought links for my TSX recently. The Accord versions (from a honda dealer) were dimensionally the same...but half price. So...maybe check that too.

 

OEM links are fine. Mine last 5 years at a clip. Replaced them twice so far. Also had to replace the brackets as the thicker stabilizer bar puts additional stress on those parts.
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Ok cool, thanks guys, I'll replace them both with OEM parts.

 

Do you have a picture by chance? Do you notice any noise when going over bumpy road?
My dealer says that mine are shot, and I do have a lot of noise from the front when going over bumps, but the suspension looks perfect....no sign of anything being ripped or worn. I fear is replacing these and then still having noise....and then dealer suggesting the next suspension component.
That price btw is almost exactly what my dealer wanted....about $260 for both sides.

 

Stabilizer end links, for the most part, won't show signs of deterioration, but with the weight of the car and suspension movement, noise can be heard even when they are, let's say worn only slightly when going over bumps.
If you can't see any damage and not certain if any movement when pried, a little work, but if you want to see if they are the reason for the noise, disconnect one end on each side, tie it back and take the car for a ride.

When tightening up the replacement, make certain the car is loaded, meaning the suspension isn't "hanging", but as it would sit on the ground, e.g. on ramps, ride on lift, or even jack up under both control arms.

 

Good suggestion, Turbonut. My car had a mild noise, in the rear, over light bumps. The rear, end links, were original to the car, and I suspected them. Disconnecting one end of each, and tying it off, proved the noise, WAS NOT, being caused by the end links.

 

Great. A little work, but saved yourself some money.

 

 

Turned out to be the rear Sway Bar Bushings. The bushings looked good, with little to no movement, when "pried" against. Just to confirm, they were the issue, I removed them, than applied regular, black electrical tape, directly to the sway bar, where the bushings rest. Applying the tape, increased the diameter of the sway bar, about 2mm, which was enough to tighten the bushings, thus, eliminate the noise. Confirming, the bushings, as the source of the noise, I replaced both, and now, all is good. I used NAPA supplied replacements, cost = $ 13.52.