Removing sway bar end links: tips?
08-11-2007, 01:50 PM
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Removing sway bar end links: tips? Anybody have any tips on how to get these off? Just use lots of penetrating oil, or what?
They’re driving me insane.
Also, can some one tell me the torque specs for them, in case I actually do get them apart?
They’re driving me insane.
Also, can some one tell me the torque specs for them, in case I actually do get them apart?
08-11-2007, 03:46 PM
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http://www.installuniversity.com/ins...sity/index.htm
The screw on the stock endlinks have a rubber/plastic thing (dont remember the technical term) that heats up when you unscrew it, causing it to be significantly harder to get off. Just use a lot of muscle and you'll get it.
The screw on the stock endlinks have a rubber/plastic thing (dont remember the technical term) that heats up when you unscrew it, causing it to be significantly harder to get off. Just use a lot of muscle and you'll get it.
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08-16-2007, 04:28 PM
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You know you have to hold one side still with a wrench right? lol
If so just use a 13mm impact and a wrench on the other side(I could swear that's the size). If it's not budging then it's gonna break without some heat. But they're cheap anyways.
If so just use a 13mm impact and a wrench on the other side(I could swear that's the size). If it's not budging then it's gonna break without some heat. But they're cheap anyways.
08-16-2007, 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by z28bryan
Mine were rusted/seized. I twisted mine until they broke off. One I cut off.
08-16-2007, 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Shockwave179
Yeah one side came off real smooth and the other just snaped off when I tried to undo it.
same here...and also a tip for reinstalling if wasn't mentioned...i used a jackstand to jack up the lower control arm so i could tighten down the sway bar.
