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2008 Suburban 1500 sway bar mount tore out of the frame
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Hi, How did you handle this? I have the same issue with my 2007 Avalanche.
Me too! On my 2007 Avalanche. I just replaced the upper control arm. Took it for a spin and there was a banging on the OTHER side now. Sway bar tore loose from the frame!
I got a 3X5 piece of 3/16 plate steel and bent it the long way to form about a 5/8" lip. I then used the sway are bracket to drill the 2 holes in it and welded 2 10X1.5mm nuts on the inside of the plate. I then had a welder attach it in the right position, using the other side as a reference. It came out great and is as solid as could be. Hope this helps.
do you have any pictures of the fix that you did? I am also wondering if you spoke with gm about this and what they said?
I called a local guy that has done some bodywork for me in the past. I had forgotten that he worked at a Cadillac dealer. He said he's repaired quite a few Escalades with this problem. He says GM makes a repair plate that needs welded in. He's going to get me the P/Ns, prices and do the work. I'll post back with more info once the work is done. He's really busy and thus not the most responsive so it could be a week or two. I won't forget tho
I got a 3X5 piece of 3/16 plate steel and bent it the long way to form about a 5/8" lip. I then used the sway are bracket to drill the 2 holes in it and welded 2 10X1.5mm nuts on the inside of the plate. I then had a welder attach it in the right position, using the other side as a reference. It came out great and is as solid as could be. Hope this helps.
could you send me some pics of the repair so i could show it to my mechanic?
I called a local guy that has done some bodywork for me in the past. I had forgotten that he worked at a Cadillac dealer. He said he's repaired quite a few Escalades with this problem. He says GM makes a repair plate that needs welded in. He's going to get me the P/Ns, prices and do the work. I'll post back with more info once the work is done. He's really busy and thus not the most responsive so it could be a week or two. I won't forget tho
I just spoke with a dealer here in Ma who said I needed to bu a whole front frame. Price is $1500 for the part. He gave me a part number but it doesnt look right. Gm 15790389
What really drives me nuts is my truck is an 08 with 75k miles on it. The truck is a baby. either way its paid off and I just want to fix it.
The mount with the rubber bushing tore out of the frame any idea for a fix. I thought weld a plate with nuts welded on top maybe.
I am also wondering if everyone is having issues with the passenger side? the drivers side of my car appears to be normal the passanger side is very damaged.
October 29th, 2016, 10:55 PM
2008 Suburban 1500 sway bar mount tore out of the frame
