front swaybar removal, link seized?

[Clip]

I'm taking my control arms off and installing poly bushings and at the same time swapping sway bars. The passenger side came off fine but the drivers side link (where the 14mm nut goes over the allen head stud) is giving problems. The allen head is stripped beyond use. I've tried heat and pb blaster and an impact gun to try to break it free but haven't gotten anywhere.

I'm about to tack weld an allen wrench in there just to get it off. Anyone have advice?

 

[dumbo]

Hammer a torqx bit in there, there great easy outs. If you got a welder and a cheap Allen key that can't miss IMO.

 

[Clip]

welded the allen key in and promptly sheared it off at the weld.

i'm at a loss.

 

[adampecush]

welded the allen key in and promptly sheared it off at the weld.

i'm at a loss.

thats what you get from 20 years of being exposed to road enviroments. I had to cut all of mine off.

 

[HommerSimpson]

ya need a nut spliter thingy...

 

[ma71supraturbo]

youre installing new swaybars, and your endlink is already stripped... Not sure why youre trying to save it, but just cut it off (hacksaw, angle grinder, torch, bolt cutter, etc) and order new one(s)

 

[tlo86]

yup ive had to cut them off too hacksaw.

aftermarket ones? who made them...

 

[adampecush]

they're quite easy to make yourself using heim joints and threaded rod.

 

[ms07s]

Mine did the same thing. Hacksaw it off and replace the end link.

 

[rayall01]

thats what you get from 20 years of being exposed to road enviroments. I had to cut all of mine off.

Where do you get those joints?

 

[adampecush]

at a hydraulics shop. You can get them at any speed shop though, like summit or jegs

 

[kotu100]

Where do you get those joints?

i think wholesale tool in stoughton might have them, i'll check today for ya. i need to replace my rears as well.

oh and i cut mine off w/ a sawzall, or cut-off tool.

 

[bhmsupra]

www.bicperformance.com has the adjustable links.

 

[mkIIIman089]

Had to cut all mine off as well.

 

[rayall01]

at a hydraulics shop. You can get them at any speed shop though, like summit or jegs

Thanks!

 

[rayall01]

i think wholesale tool in stoughton might have them, i'll check today for ya. i need to replace my rears as well.

oh and i cut mine off w/ a sawzall, or cut-off tool.

That's cool, Mine are getting old.

 

[Clip]

cut them off about 5 mins after my last post, sawzall.

called toyota and they wanted 75 for the fronts and 68 for the rears, so a new set of BICs are on the way.