I changed mine recently. I did it to stop the metallic knocking noise coming from the front of the car when I went over small bumps. It fixed the problem. It looks like the LHS ball joint was worn and clanked, I could make it knock by hand by just pulling and pushing it.
Thanks for your instructions, they helped. Here is my summary of what I did:
* Parts
- 2 x Sway bar link rod kits
-- $42 ea from Holden Barry Smith at Pennant Hills
* Removal
- jack front of car and remove wheels
- turn steering wheel to give access to bolts
- loosen top bolt
- remove bottom bolt
- remove top bolt
- remove pin, take note of washer and bush order
- move steering wheel to allow easy removal
* Replacement
- insert new pin
-- move steering wheel to make it fit
- do up bottom bolt
-- do this quite tight
- do up top bolt
-- set the ball joint parallel with the sway bar end
-- tighten when wheels are pointing straight ahead
-- don't over tighten
-- tighten so that bush can be just rotated when the wheels are straight ahead