Its the end-link bolt on the rear sway bar. Its currently attached to a formula at the salvage yard. I have coated it with PB catalyst and it won't budge. I had an open wrench on top (braced against the body) as I used a hex wrench underneathe. Its on there so good that one arm of the open wrench snapped off as I pried with the hex!!

Mind you its in the yard, so I'm thinking either:

a) use a hack saw to cut thru the bolt and nut or,

b) get a butane can and heat the little sucker for a while and then try to get it loose.

What do you think is the easiest, surest way to get it done??

-Matt

 

Problem is, those end links are a steel bolt going through a steel sleeve. They rust together. So don't think you can undo the nut and just separate the end link into it's many pieces. I'd take the hacksaw to it, right in the center of the end link sleeve. Make sure you take a new blade with you!

 

U got it tom. Thanks. I think I was inclined to use the saw anyway but wanted to make sure there was not a smarter way. Thanks buddy.


-Matt

 

once word....lol....SAWZALL....lol...

 

use a hack saw and cut it about halfway through. then get really pissed off and get out ur sledge and beat it until it breaks...

 

those bolts suck....ive eaten sawzall blades trying to cut them off.......the best method is extreme violence until the bolt submits to your will

 

What I do in these cases, is use a cordless drill at full charge of course, with about a 1/8 drill bit and drill right through the nut and the threaded bolt. Spray it again with some lube and let is sit for a bit. Give it a good wack or two with a good size hammer, and off it should come.This should give the nut enough budging ground for you to remove it. Just my .02

HTH
Keiran

 

To get off sway bar links I have a can of WD-40, a few hammers, some channel locks, some vice grips, a few chisels and an unyielding and relentless hammer attack from various angles till the bolt and sleeve are 2 pieces again...

I've got it down to an art where it takes me b/w 20-30 mins to remove it and replace it.

My car is also a winter beater too so you can imagine just how fused the two parts are...

 

I'm telling you.....its no fun. Its been raining past two days so I prob will get out there tomorrow and whittle that sucker down. Sawzall.....good tip

 

have you tried a blowtorch? even just a small portable one like a BurnzOmatic should work to free up the bolt if its rusted in

 

i'm on a torch all day pretty much. I use about 1 oxygen tank in 3 days myself. At the garage I work at, if you told anyone you would hack a steel bolt, they would laugh at you. I guess cause i'm use to n seen it, the easiest I think would be to heat the sucker up and then break it, we all know that steel expands as its heated. We always heat up the lug bolts on the tires if the air wrench isn't strong enough, after heated she comes right off.

I would get it glowing or just burn it off, quick and easy I think. lol