Do the front sway bar brackets usually come out easily?

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Old 10-18-2006, 09:55 AM
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I never had a problem....on 3 cars I did.
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Came out on mine with no sweat. Use a little penetrant ahead of time if you're unsure.
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but the welded nut that is attached to that notch of the subframe can pop off allowing the bolt to spin. Happened to me bilaterally.
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what did you do? run a nut and bolt through?
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but there is VERY little space to get a nut or bolt thru. I had a friend plasma cut off one side of that "bracket box" so I can put a nut and still hold it with a wrench. I took just ones side off, the lateral side Its just enough room to get a 13mm wrench in there so you could pinch bolt it down. The old nut just popped right off from the plate. Not sure why or how but it did.
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^^^only happens to him! hehe
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i beg to differ
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eh, send me those pix if you can or post em up here.
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Ditto on the b-chassis cars I've removed them on...


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