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b6 s4 sway bar bolt broke off, anyway to fix it

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Old 05-09-2012, 08:17 AM
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Hello,

I was replacing my motor mounts with Stern Motor Mounts and had everything all wrapped up when i was tightening the last nut on the sway bar on the passenger side, the nut broke off. This was the last nut. OMG. what to do? Any advice on how to fix this.

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Jaime
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If you broke the head off of the bolt, you're probably going to have to use some sort of "easy-out" to remove the threaded part that's now inside the hole. You drill a small hole in the middle of that bolt and then reverse thread the easy-out into it. You should be able to find one at Sears or your local hardware store.
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Hey Thanks Charlie for the info.

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Actually, they're press-in studs. The part of the shank under the head is splined and the studs are pressed into the holes. Just knock them out with a hammer.
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e314ds,

thanks for the info. would i have to go to a shop to have the stud pressed in again?
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