Replacing the Subaru forester sway bar end link is thankfully one of the easier repairs you will need to carry out on your Forester.
This repair can be completed within 5-10 minutes if you have the subaru forester sway bar end links ready to go. I will include a link to purchase below the YouTube Video, as well as the steps carried out.
Why Replace the Subaru Forester sway bar end links
If there is movement within your front end, or chattering/noises when going over bumps/over potholes, you may have failed end links. You will be most aware of this issue when dropping into ditches in the road such.
How to replace the Subaru Forester sway bar end link swap
Steps For Replacing the Subaru Forester sway bar end links
- Jack the car up by the engine on the designated jacking spot. Use a thick block of wood to distribute the weight. It’s not necessary to remove the wheels for this.
- Loosen the nuts on the Subaru Forester sway bar end links
- Remove the end links. You may need to twist them so that the threaded bolt can come out from their mounting holes on the sway bar and wheel up.
- Replace the sway bars with the new ones you have purchased
- Use your ratcheting spanner to tighten the bolt
- Torque the bolts with your torque wrench.
Torque wrench is not essential here, but recommended.
You can find the torque specifications from the subaru forester repair manual - Lower vehicle and take for a test drive.
- Jack back up and check bolts are still torqued to spec.
Purchase the Sway Bar End links
On this website you can purchase the end links, which will be shipped to you same or next business day with Australia post tracked.
