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How to Replace Sway Bar Link 2002-09 GMC Envoy XL
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Tools used
Reciprocating Saw
Flat Blade Screwdriver
Torque Wrench
4.5mm Hex Wrench
17mm Wrench
Pry Bar
18mm Wrench
Jack Stands
19mm Socket
7mm Socket
Ratchet
Floor Jack
1. Removing the Wheel
Pry off the center cap with a flat blade screwdriver
Loosen the lug nuts with the vehicle on the ground
Raise the vehicle with a floor jack
Secure the vehicle on jack stands
Remove the lug nuts
Pull off the wheel
2. Removing the Sway Bar Link
Apply penetrating oil to the sway bar link nuts
Clean the sway bar link studs with a flat blade screwdriver, if necessary
Put a 4.5mm Allen wrench into the lower sway bar link stud
Remove the lower 18mm nut from the sway bar link
Put a 4.5mm Allen wrench into the upper sway bar link stud
Remove the upper 18mm nut from the sway bar link
Pull off the sway bar link
If necessary, cut the way bar link stud with a reciprocating saw, holding the sway bar in place with a pry bar and jack
3. Installing the New Sway Bar Link
Put the grease fittings onto the new sway bar link
Tighten the grease fittings with a 7mm socket and ratchet
Push the sway bar studs into place
Thread the two 18mm nuts onto the sway bar link by hand
Tighten the two 18mm nuts, holding the studs with a 17mm wrench
4. Reattaching the Wheel
Slide the wheel into place
Start the lug nuts by hand
Tighten the lug nuts preliminarily
Lower the vehicle to the ground
Tighten the lug nuts to 100 foot-pounds in a crossing or star pattern
Reattach the center cap
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In this video, we're going to show you how to replace a sway bar link of this 2003 GMC Envoy XL. We show you on the passenger side, but the driver's side is a similar procedure. The items you'll need are a new sway bar link from 1AAuto.com, 7mm and 19mm socket and ratchet, 17mm and 18mm wrenches, 4.5mm Allen wrench, flat blade screwdriver, torque wrench, jack and jack stands, and depending on the condition of your vehicle, you may also need a pry bar and a reciprocating saw.
Start out by removing the wheel and tire. Pry off the hubcap. If you don't have the benefit of air tools, keep the wheel on the ground. Loosen the lug nuts first, then raise and secure the vehicle. For this repair you have to lift up both front tires evenly. Use jack stands to secure it. Then remove the lug nuts, wheel, and tire.
Start off by just lightly spraying the nut with some penetrating oil on both sides of your sway bar link. You want to make sure it doesn't get into the hole on the front of that stud because you want to make sure that the Allen wrench can stay in there. Place an 18mm wrench onto the nut and then, using a 4.5mm Allen wrench, just stick it into that stud. Then, just remove that nut. Now, you may need to clean out the inside of that stud so you can get the Allen wrench in there, on the back here. Ours was filled with dirt. We just scrape it out with a flat blade screwdriver. Then repeat the process that you had done on the lower stud.
On our vehicle we had an issue. We basically got the nut off on the top side. We got it mostly off, but then the nylon locking just locked it up and we couldn't get it out anymore. We're using a reciprocating saw to cut the stud on the sway bar link. We're using that pry bar. We're just supporting it so that the sway bar doesn't move up and down as we're using the saw. Hopefully you don't have to get to this point, but if you do this is how you can overcome not being able to get the nut off or if it's broken or frozen or anything like that.
On the right, is the old link. On the left, is the new one. You can see they are similar and they're going to fit exactly the same. Take your new sway bar link and just put the grease fittings into place. Using a 7mm socket and ratchet just tighten up those grease fittings. Push the studs on the sway bar link back into place. Then twist the nuts into place. Then just tighten up that 18mm nut and hold the inside nut with a 17mm wrench. Repeat the process with the other stud.
Replace your wheel. Replace the lug nuts and tighten them up preliminarily. Lower the vehicle, tighten them the rest of the way and torque each of them to a hundred foot pounds in a crossing pattern.
We hope this video helps you out. Brought to you by www.1AAuto.com, your source for quality replacement parts and the best service on the Internet. Please feel free to call us toll-free, 888-844-3393. We're the company that's here for you on the Internet and in person.
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★★★★★May 18, 2022
End links were perfect
These just popped on with no real effort at all. So impressed with the quality. Time to buy the rest of the suspension parts I need for my 2003 Envoy to finish the rebuild.
★★★★★April 3, 2022
Sway bar links front and rear.
Parts were delivered within three days of ordering. Parts fit perfect.
★★★★★April 3, 2021
Sway bar links
I would recommend this part went right on the vehicle and take the noise away awesome job A-1 Auto
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Quickest parts ive ever ordered & fast i mean fast shipping & everything always fits i would advise anyone to mget theyre parts at 1A AUTO
★★★★★November 25, 2019
Very good quality and fit perfect
Parts fit my vehicle without a problem, price was better than anyone else and I really enjoy the fact that 1A auto has do it yourself videos to help with any questions before installing.
★★★★★March 12, 2019
Great product
Great product, easy installation.
★★★★★February 21, 2019
1A is A1
Great parts, great prices, great customer service and my sway bar links came with a warranty that can't be beat.
I highly recommend 1A AUTO.
★★★★★February 7, 2019
1A Auto has amazing product and customer service, when my package wasn't delivered when it said it was supposed to, I contacted them and they responded very quickly and said if I didn't receive my order by the next day, they would send out a replacement!! Very satisfied with them and I will be continuing to order from them.
★★★★★October 4, 2018
Quality parts at an affordable price with excellent service
I am a frequent customer of 1A Auto. They offer quality parts at an affordable price that arrive extremely fast. I recommend 1A Auto as I have never had an unpleasant experience with them. When you need quality parts fast and affordable use 1A Auto!!!
★★★★★September 17, 2018
Swaybar links 03 GMC Envoy XL
The sway bar links were not exactly cut to fit my Envoy and I was given a complete refund. Over all I will always think of 1AAuto as my first choice when it comes to replacing any parts on my vehicles.
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BrandonJune 2, 2019
Do the sway bar bushings come with the sway bar links?
This setup doesn't need bushings. Every thing needed was included. The hard part was getting the old parts off. I have a lift and a lot of tools. I would never attempt it in a driveway with just a socket set.
Rodney · June 6, 2019
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