Torquing sway bar

[Giuls1]

Got a sway bar the other day and I've just tightened it as much as I can. Is this alright or must the brackets and enlinks need to be torqued??

[curtis265]

Anal practice is to always torque

39 Nm for the D brackets and 38Nm on the nut that holds the endlinks on (from the service manual)

[bennjamin]

Got a sway bar the other day and I've just tightened it as much as I can. Is this alright or must the brackets and enlinks need to be torqued??

Don't tighten as much as you can

Do it to the correct toque mentioned above OR finger tight + half a turn with a spanner or ratchet

Also , tighten on FLAT ground with suspension settled. So, either drive on Ramps - a
Hoist or jack up each corner to roughly what the suspension would compress at and tighten as to not preload the bar

[Giuls1]

Alright ill torque em. I thought the torque specs were 16ft-lbs for brackets and 20ft-lbs for end links

[curtis265]

Sorry ijust looked at my own service manual thinking it'd be the same

Best look for yourself (Y)

[Giuls1]

all good

[Giuls1]

Anyone know the torque specs for ek4 sway bar