2015 Vista 27N 60K Service - some things I found

[powercat_ras]

I am doing the recommended 60,000 mile service and found a couple of annoying things I thought I would share that others may want to check under their F53s for...

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One of the sway bar brackets to the rear axle had a loose bottom bolt and the nut had come un-welded from the bracket. The metal strap that goes around the sway bar and bushing had broken as a result of that, so I had no rear sway control.

It's a common failure, but it's annoying because it had happened before on the same side and was fixed under a warranty repair in 2018k. Failed again!

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While doing automatic transmission filter and fluid change, I noticed that the facing down bracket bolts connecting the transmission bracket to the cross member had no nuts!
The nuts and washers were gone. The engine and transmission were being held in place by the front motor mounts and only gravity in the rear.

Fortunately the bolts are pretty long and still kept the motor/transmission from shifting left to right, and it never bounced up off the bolts on a bad road. This issue could have been bad!