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- DC
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- 03 Protege ES
under the car, mechanic showed me (among other suspension woes) the amount of free play in the anti-sway bar by having me grab the bar near the endlink and rattling it by hand. I have to say, I used little to no effort to move the sway bar up-and-down. it cause a loud rattle noise as i shook the sway bar. he told me this is a result of faulty endlinks.
2nd opinion time. I installed the endlinks around 2011/2012 memory failing me. did I just not torque them enough? could they fail in 2 years? perhaps from pothole damage? I wont lie, there are a few times I thought my car would shatter after hitting several potholes, but I saw no damage on the rim of the wheels, so I thought I was safe. or is this more a bushing failure?
2nd opinion time. I installed the endlinks around 2011/2012 memory failing me. did I just not torque them enough? could they fail in 2 years? perhaps from pothole damage? I wont lie, there are a few times I thought my car would shatter after hitting several potholes, but I saw no damage on the rim of the wheels, so I thought I was safe. or is this more a bushing failure?