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aci4369
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I was trying to make a write up on front sway bar disconnects.  I have got all the materials and have everything planned out but I have run into a problem.  I cannot get the bolt, that is pressed into where the swaybar mounts to the frame, out.  I have not tried to much to get it out.  I have sprayed it with liquid wrench and have bought the correct size Torx and have tried twisting it out.  I tried the back up plan of getting a big hammer and beating on it.  I did not hit it to much, just because I did not want to break it.   So here is a pic of the part that I need to get out.




Does anyone have any hints as to how I can get this part out easily or do I just have to work at it more?

-- Edited by aci4369 at 17:06, 2008-05-10

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http://www.rocklizardfabrications.com/swaybar_endlinks.htm

I've always cut it off right at the mount and taken a BFH and hit it a few times and it will eventually pop out.

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Heh, I was swinging on mine with a pipe wrench + four foot cheater bar before I found out it was splined.  A hammer will work, but it also may bend the axle mount if you bang it too hard.  I found that a medium sized pipe wrench on the head of it twisted back and forth a few times will loosen the splines up a little bit, and then you can whack it out easier.  Good luck.

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Ok, thanks.  I don't have a pipe wrench or anything like that, BUT I do have a pulley puller thing that I just picked up!!! I just completely forgot about it because it is stored in a box in the garage. angered.gif Man I can't wait till I am out of the Apt. and into the new house to get all the tools organized.

Thanks I will include this step in my writeup so that others don't have the same problem.

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I just keep hitting it with a 5 # sledge, It aventually worked loose, then came out.

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Well I got them out.  I ended up cutting them off with about an inch left.  Then I took a drill and drilled them out from the Torx head side until I was about half way through.  Then just hit it with a hammer 4-5 times and they popped out.

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are these bolts supposed to pressed in on the MJ, cause both of my trucks werent pressed in like that, they just came right out

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yep wade, supposed to be pressed in and splined in. if they're not, they'll wear out the mounting hole (happened to my brother now his are welded in)

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looks like i better bust out the welder then...

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I wouldn't weld them if it was me. A good 80% of aftermarket swaybar disco's require you to remove them. As long as the head of the bolt is still good and you've got a washer/nut on the other side it's not going anywhere. Really no point in welding them if you ask me; as if you need to remove them later you'll be regreting that you did weld them.

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