Front Swaybar Install gone bad .

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Jun 9, 2012 | 04:52 PM

99canadahawk

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Front Swaybar Install gone bad .

Well as the title sayes .. I tried to install a new UMI front swaybar today but ended up braking the bolt on the driver side and one one the passenger doesn`t seem to want to come off either !! looks like I`ll have to drill out the one bolt and probobly another & whats with the driver side using a nut one one side ?

Anyone have any ideas ??

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Jun 9, 2012 | 08:54 PM

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Are you talking about the stock end links? Most of the time they do break. Just cut them off, angle grinder, dremel, saw, whatever.

Jun 9, 2012 | 09:18 PM

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Are you talking about the stock end links? Most of the time they do break. Just cut them off, angle grinder, dremel, saw, whatever.

Thanks lees02WS6, sorry I should have said the sway bar mounting bolts
That are connected to the frame that hold the sway bar.
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Jun 9, 2012 | 09:31 PM

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Load them up with PB Blaster and see what you can do. If all else fail do as you were going to do, break them, and drill them out the remainder.

Jun 9, 2012 | 09:51 PM

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If you just broke the bolt that mounts to the swaybar bracket, you can always remove those and get new ones.

Jun 10, 2012 | 07:06 AM

99canadahawk

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Load them up with PB Blaster and see what you can do. If all else fail do as you were going to do, break them, and drill them out the remainder.

Cool , thats probobly what I`ll have to do is break the other bolt off too but I kinda rounded it off LOL , BTW with the driver side bracket it looks like it`s sandwiched between the frame and a steel plate I`m asuming that once all the bolts are out the braket will wiggle out with the swaybar ?

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: EDIT : Found this @ GMHTP http://www.gmhightechperformance.com.../photo_06.html

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