'08 700 RMK rollbar delete
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The swaybar removal is complete. Here's how I did it:
1) Unbolt lower shock bolt on left side lower A-arm
2) Unbolt both inboard pivot points on the left side lower A-arm
3) Unbolt left side tie rod from spindle
4) Remove torx bolt/nut holding the plastic swaybar slider in both lower A-arms
5) Remove swaybar aluminum pivot bushing clamps on both sides (two lock nuts)
6) Drill out single large rivet holding each swaybar plastic pivot bushing in frame
7) Remove the plastic pivot bushings
8) With a helper, start working the swaybar out the left side of the frame (I used a rubber mallet to help it along). If you look up in the tunnel where the swaybar goes, you can see where it opens up a bit. The bent part of the swaybar will need to go in that direction.
9) Reassemble left-side A-arm, shock bolt, and tie-rod. Make sure to torque the bolts properly. The service manual says not to re-use the lock nuts, but the nylon inserts still grabbed fine so I re-used them.
1) Unbolt lower shock bolt on left side lower A-arm
2) Unbolt both inboard pivot points on the left side lower A-arm
3) Unbolt left side tie rod from spindle
4) Remove torx bolt/nut holding the plastic swaybar slider in both lower A-arms
5) Remove swaybar aluminum pivot bushing clamps on both sides (two lock nuts)
6) Drill out single large rivet holding each swaybar plastic pivot bushing in frame
7) Remove the plastic pivot bushings
8) With a helper, start working the swaybar out the left side of the frame (I used a rubber mallet to help it along). If you look up in the tunnel where the swaybar goes, you can see where it opens up a bit. The bent part of the swaybar will need to go in that direction.
9) Reassemble left-side A-arm, shock bolt, and tie-rod. Make sure to torque the bolts properly. The service manual says not to re-use the lock nuts, but the nylon inserts still grabbed fine so I re-used them.
