split front stabilizer bar

[flounderhead59]

So I crawl under my 2003 Silverado 1500LS to try... key word is try, to remove the front brake calipers to replace the pads. While under there, cursing and bleeding all over everything I noticed the ends of the stabilizer bar are split. Two pieces. Looks like the top piece has a wedge shape removed and the bottom piece looks like a wedge shaped piece. Did GM make the stabilizer bars to utilize a wedge system or is my bar infact broken on both sides?

 

Driver side, but both sides are the same

 

 

 

[newdude]

She looks broken. Should be one smooth end to that, looks like it cracked.

[flounderhead59]

I was kinda thinking the same, just hoping that maybe GM did something off the wall and I wouldn't have to spend more money on it.

[POS VETT]

Broken. The corrosion also plays a part in creating such a failure mode.

[Daryl LBZ]

Wow, I thought the rust on mine was bad...

[flounderhead59]

Wow, I thought the rust on mine was bad...

 

You ought to see the cab corners...

[Daryl LBZ]

 

You ought to see the cab corners...

I can imagine. My corners are okay so far, but my rockers are shot.

[flounderhead59]

Rockers are going too. It's a 2003 with 160,000 miles on it and lived on the Texas gulf coast (including a lot of beach driving) and northern Illinois and their liberal use of road salt. It didn't get much love while my wife had it in Texas for 4 years.