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Hello All -I am truly desperate here. My car continues to rock from side to side at slow speeds as well as highway speeds. If I go over a road imperfection, the car rocks big time side to side and steering is extremely difficult. It really feels like this is in the rear part of the car, not so much in the front. This has been going on for the year and a half. Since then, I have had the 4 struts replaced, wheels aligned, tires are only 6 months old. The right front control arm was replaced a few months ago because of a leak in the collar, but still the symptoms remain.
Yesterday, I got under the car to check and see what I could see for myself, maybe a bad/rotting bushing, something in the control arm, bad sway bar, whatever. Then I see the rear left link stabilizer (Acura part number 52325-TA0-A01) and it looks completely abnormal to me. Check the right one, same thing. I have never seen a part installed with the bushings compressed like that. Can anyone here tell me if this is abnormal and could be the culprit?
Should have been clearer. It was the front passenger side control arm that was replaced. I was having the issues before and after he front control arm was replaced.
Tires are Michelin Pilot Sport 4 All Season. ^ months old, about 6000 miles on them.
So you think the link looks ok, even with the bushings compressed like that and already at the limit of the ball joint? Thanks for the response.
Yeah the suspension is at droop, so the link's stud is at an angle.
There's no bushing in there, its just a link with a bearing/ball-stud on both ends.
If you look under your car when its sitting on the pavement at ride height, the link's ends will look pretty much "straight".
Maybe there is another torn bushing? Try having the alignment re-checked. If the alignment is moving around then maybe something was left loose...or there's some other broken bushing somewhere.
I have the before/after printout from the alignment I got 3 weeks ago. I will have to take a picture of that later.
As far as the picture I took, it was on level ground. The car was not jacked up. Your droopy statement makes me worry that maybe the springs are shot (?)
I didn't have those changed when I had the struts replaced.
Yeah, so after intense research, the links are a problem. Below is the picture of the parts list from an OEM parts retailer. The links were installed incorrectly by the body shop that did my repair after having to replace parts of my exhaust.
Here is a picture of the link supposed to be attached from the inside of the sway bar, not the outside. Parts 10 and 11. The current installation is the picture at the beginning of this thread.
No, the picture is from the back of the car, looking forward. This is the driver side rear end link, so based on the parts diagram, it's mounted incorrectly. The link should attach from the right to the left (inside the sway bar, not the outside), not the left to the right as shown in my picture. This changes the spring effect.
No, the picture is from the back of the car, looking forward. This is the driver side rear end link, so based on the parts diagram, it's mounted incorrectly. The link should attach from the right to the left (inside the sway bar, not the outside), not the left to the right as shown in my picture. This changes the spring effect.
Yes...I mentioned that the photo was taken from the back of the car.
And how can your wheel be on the right of the photo frame if your photo is of the LH side?
Your endlink has the stud facing outboard. The stud is facing the wheel. Its mounted from the inboard side of the bar.
The partsdiagram is showing from the front, facing the back of the car.
It does not appear your endlink was flipped. Again...am I stupid? or?
It looks to be oriented correctly, the wheel in the picture is on the right side (outward) and the stud and nut are pointing to the outward side from the inside of the sway bar.
06-19-2022, 12:44 PM
