Swaybar Install Help
11-24-2004, 01:04 PM
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Just found this :(
I'm absolutely certain.......
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Posted by djnelsen on 2002-06-06 17:55:42
that it's either 5mm or 6mm =P
Definitely one of those two sizes. I forget which. Just get both.
IMPORTANT TIP: Make sure you soak those sway bar link bolts with WD-40 for a few minutes before attempting to loosen them. Those bolts are notorious for being seized up, and the allen socket can and will strip fairly easily when you try to loosen the nut! Trust me, I learned the hard way.
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Posted by djnelsen on 2002-06-06 17:55:42
that it's either 5mm or 6mm =P
Definitely one of those two sizes. I forget which. Just get both.
IMPORTANT TIP: Make sure you soak those sway bar link bolts with WD-40 for a few minutes before attempting to loosen them. Those bolts are notorious for being seized up, and the allen socket can and will strip fairly easily when you try to loosen the nut! Trust me, I learned the hard way.
11-24-2004, 01:12 PM
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Needle nose vise grips and dremel
I had this prob also. You want to save the bolt if you can since it is part of the sway bar link. I was able to fit needle nose vise grips between the stud and the link to hold it. To make the nut easier to remove I cut slices in it with a dremel tool cutting wheel.
Hope that helps,
Dave
Hope that helps,
Dave
11-24-2004, 01:17 PM
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Re: Swaybar Install Help
If the allen hole is stripped, then you don't have many non-destructive options. Vice grips work, as does cutting the stud and bolt off.
In you have to resort to destructive means, wait until you get replacement sway links.
We carry metal links, that will replace the plastic ones you have.
<a href="http://www.pure-motorsport.com/products/description.php/II=969/CA=522/PA=7">Sway Links</a>
We also carry CPP links which are adjustable in length, so you can fine tune and remove any preload on the spring. That's pretty useful if you ever have your car corner balanced, and it appears you have coilovers, so something you might want to consider.
<a href="http://www.pure-motorsport.com/products/description.php/II=998/CA=534/PA=7">CPP Links</a>
In you have to resort to destructive means, wait until you get replacement sway links.
We carry metal links, that will replace the plastic ones you have.
<a href="http://www.pure-motorsport.com/products/description.php/II=969/CA=522/PA=7">Sway Links</a>
We also carry CPP links which are adjustable in length, so you can fine tune and remove any preload on the spring. That's pretty useful if you ever have your car corner balanced, and it appears you have coilovers, so something you might want to consider.
<a href="http://www.pure-motorsport.com/products/description.php/II=998/CA=534/PA=7">CPP Links</a>
11-24-2004, 01:20 PM
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I ended up cutting off BOTH sides when I installed mine..............
A nut splitter would work perfectly - did not have one so used a dremmel.
Be careful not to ruin the threads of the underlying bolt.
Be careful not to ruin the threads of the underlying bolt.
