control arm repair

[geoff_k]

Hi,

Have a Control arm where the D bracket used to hold the bush has rusted. Other than that the Control Arm is fine. Can you buy just the bracket ?


1988 911

geoff

[geoff_k]

thanks Bkreigsr,

Help me out..The sway bar bracket on the Control arm is D shaped yet these are "U" shaped.

How do you fit the swap bar bushing to them? I notice the same U shaped fitting on the rennline product.

You have some pretty cool cars


geoff

[Peter M]

Geoff,

The standard control arm swaybar bush housing is not available separately. You would need a fabricator to either repair/strengthen the existing one or cut off the old and fabricate and weld on a fabricated one.

It might be just as cheap to buy a new Dansk control arm.

The rubber bush then just pushes through the D bracket and is held snuggly in place when the end of the sway bar is inserted on assembly.

The U bracket that bkreigsr linked is for those that use a through body sway bar. In these situations they cut the standard d bracket off and weld the u bracket on so they can run adjustable length droplinks between the swaybar and control arm.

[geoff_k]

thanks Peter,

much appreciated

[Cory M]

Might ask around here and see if someone changing to a through body aftermarket front sway bar can send you theirs. You cut them off and throw away when changing to most aftermarket bars that use the old style U bracket.

[911pcars]

One option: compare the estimate to fabricate or replace the factory sway bar bracket with a pre-owned through-body aftermarket sway bar. The latter also provides adjustable down links for no corner preload at rest.

Sherwood

[Walt Fricke]

A shop might be able to repair/fabricate and replace this part with the car up on a lift. To replace, cut and grind off the old, weld on new. Repair depends on what is rusted and to what extent, but just rust doesn't seem like it would be tricky. Wouldn't have to take the arm off the car. I'd start there.

I assume by rust you mean some important part of it is paper thin, or has rusted through? Not just cosmetic?

[Cory M]

Looks like Rennline sells the part you need:

https://www.rennline.com/Rennline-Front-Swaybar-Bushing-Bracket/productinfo/S-98054/