STABILIZER LINK, FRONT 8JP-F386F-00-00

[meklke]

Has anyone tried an aftermarket part for the front sway bar link? I have broken 2 on the left side.
https://www.ebay.com/i/292877667045?chn=ps

 

[mbarryracing]

I am not breaking links but I sure feel like smashing them with a hammer... sick of the dry squeaking because there is no good way to keep the ball's lubricated.
Wish there was replacement made of ABS plastic or something like Skidoo's or Polaris

 

[RAMSOMAIR]

I am not breaking links but I sure feel like smashing them with a hammer... sick of the dry squeaking because there is no good way to keep the ball's lubricated.
Wish there was replacement made of ABS plastic or something like Skidoo's or Polaris

Have you diffinetively narrowed the squeek to these links???

 

[mbarryracing]

Absolutely. Lube them or take them off, no more squeak. Take the link off and spin the balls in your hand and can make them squeak...

Hear SW guys complain of the same thing. Lubing is only temporary, won't even last 1 ride...

 

[mbarryracing]

I've though maybe drilling a real micro hole in the outer steel housing into the cavity of the ball to force waterproof grease in with a needle grease gun. That is my next desperate move.

 

[mbarryracing]

Has anyone tried an aftermarket part for the front sway bar link? I have broken 2 on the left side.

Left side, do you think it has anything to do with the left side typically is the side that wacks the biggest moguls in the center of the trail?

 

[yamahaguy]

Has anyone tried an aftermarket part for the front sway bar link? I have broken 2 on the left side.
https://www.ebay.com/i/292877667045?chn=ps

The links you have pictured here like to break. Stick with the stock sway bar and links or ditch the whole thing completely.

 

[RAMSOMAIR]

Oh I hear ya. I lube every joint in the front end and at 11kms (6.5 miles) it back!
Just trying to pin point it as everything gets a shot of lube not just the little links.

 

[cannondale27]

You guys using Wax type Chain Lube? Maxima Chain Wax is what I use. Maybe my joints are wore out so it gets in there though but it works.

 

[mbarryracing]

Yes. I've used both the Maxima and Belray Chain Lubes, working it into the ball sockets with the links removed and in my hands. By the end of the next ride they are squeaking again.

I know it's not the a-arm pivot bushings because i've taken those apart twice and lubed all 8 with waterproof grease.

 

[Mike P]

Yes. I've used both the Maxima and Belray Chain Lubes, working it into the ball sockets with the links removed and in my hands. By the end of the next ride they are squeaking again.

I know it's not the a-arm pivot bushings because i've taken those apart twice and lubed all 8 with waterproof grease.

I have great results with "Fluid Film"
https://www.amazon.com/Lubricant-Co...ds=fluid+film&qid=1553856547&s=gateway&sr=8-6

 

[BFS]

I have the squeaky gate on the right side which I thought was the links also, turned out to be upper a-arm front bushing. Tried the Fluid Film and helps but doesn’t solve it for long. I get a lots of laughs when I pull out the can when we stop to take in the scenery while riding. Bought new bushings,nuts and bolts to change and grease this summer.