New rear sway / anti roll bar

[Bavaria986]

My rear anti roll bar snapped yesterday and I've ordered a replacement from Porsche.

Does anyone know if I could install this myself? Any guidelines for doing so? here's a pic of the damage:

Looks like I'll need to replace the bushes too.

[ericinboca]

My rear anti roll bar snapped yesterday and I've ordered a replacement from Porsche.

Does anyone know if I could install this myself? Any guidelines for doing so? here's a pic of the damage:

Looks like I'll need to replace the bushes too.

Rear sway bar replacement is pretty easy - I think the hardest part is getting the sorta triangle shaped aluminum plate that is under the motor/transmission on and off. But once that is out of the way, you take the U shaped holders off - and disconnect the drop links. Looks a little rusty under there, so you will probably want to soak the bolts holding the U shaped pieces in PB Blaster.

To get the aluminum plate off, there are two bolts front and back you remove (if I remember correctly). Then you remove nuts along the diagonal aluminum braces. You will see bolts on the suspension subframe pass through triangle plate and the aluminum diagonol braces. You have to remove the nuts on all that pass through the plate and loosen others to allow the braces to have some play. Then you apply some "magic" and ingenuity to get that @%#^@^ plate off!

[Bavaria986]

Many thanks ericinboca, doesn't sound too difficult. It's a nice part of the world you live in, by the way!