sway bar help!

[96eclipsegsx56]

Ok so I bought new end links for my sway bar and I cannot for the life of me get the old ones out...I put a wrench(14mm) on the nut and it just spins won't come loose so I saw there was another nut on the other side so I held it too and tried to turn the outside nut and it just spun...I tried using an air wrench and I held the inside nut and it ate the teeth off the inside nut so I can't hold it...how can I remove these to put new ones in??

 

[yhype]

They're not fun to replace on almost any car...but i usually use a good size pair of vise grips on the inner side and use a wrench to remove the nut. Good luck

 

[jtmcinder]

Time to get a saw out.

 

[mattasi]

Hold the stripped nut with vise grips and take the nut off the other side with a socket. If no luck still, then I would concider cutting it off. You should be able to get them off with the vise grips though.

 

[96eclipsegsx56]

alright thanks guys im gonna head outside to try the grips again...if not its definitely saw time...

 

[Grn95GST]

My Sway bar endlink allows me to put another 14mm wrench on the inside to stop it from spinning. Have you checked yours to see if yours is the same?

 

[kchaazz]

As Defiant has stated previously, break out the saw and be done with it. You could cut through both bolts with a hacksaw in less than five minutes...

 

[96eclipsegsx56]

My Sway bar endlink allows me to put another 14mm wrench on the inside to stop it from spinning. Have you checked yours to see if yours is the same?

yes i used two 14mm's but as previously stated there are no teeth left on the inside one for the wrench to hold...should i remove the entire sway bar to get these cut off or are they accessable some how on the car? if i have to remove the sway bar what all is envolved in that? how do i take it off?

 

[jtmcinder]

If it's a rear swaybar, then just break or cut the endlinks anywhere and take the whole bar off the car to work on. If it's a front bar, then you need to cut the studs off the endlinks with the bar still on the car, since removing/installing front bars on a 2G is a major PITA.

If you end up cutting the studs off the endlinks with a Dremel and emery cut-off wheels, my estimate is that it will take at least 12 disks per side. (Don't ask me how I know; figure it out.)