What is this broken part called?

[SAWYER]

 

[cbrsurfr]

What kind of vehicle?

Kind of looks like a sway bar end link, but I don't think I've seen one that long before.

 

[SAWYER]

Ford van

 

[Vdubchaos]

Stabilizer Bar Link or Stabilizer End Link

Very common to go bad especially on Vans and SUVs if you don't raise both sides at the same time.....guess how I know?

 

[cbrsurfr]

Ford van

That would explain why the part is so long, I'm used to seeing them on cars. Yeah sway bar end link. Cheap fix.

 

[Eureka]

Cheap fix but if the ball joint is old, prepare for a lot of swearing. There's a stud on the ball joint that connects to the nuts and it will spin. Look for a way to hold down the ball joint (usually a hex key hole or a wrench flat on the stud itself), or else be ready to just cut it off.

 

[SAWYER]

Im replacing both lower control arms that has the ball joint in them

 

[Jimzz]

As said sway bar/Stabilizer Bar endlink.

Replace the other side as well.

 

[Zenmervolt]

I'm replacing both lower control arms that has the ball joint in them.

The control arms have a ball joint in each of them, but aren't the only ball joints in the suspension.

The sway bar links each have two ball joints as well, one where the link attaches to the sway bar (which appears to have sheared in your picture) and one where the link attaches to a suspension hardpoint (bottom left of your picture, partially out of frame).

An impact wrench is a huge help in removing a ball joint in my experience. For the sheared joint at the bottom though you'll probably want a vice grip to help keep it from spinning freely though.

ZV

 

[SAWYER]

at forums are the best, so much knowledge

 

[slag]

Did you know that some owls aren't that wise?

 

[alpineranger]

What sort of ford van is this? Looks like one of the more recent minivans, given the strut suspension and FWD.