HOTFISH47

im replacing my struts on my ss sc and whenever i try to get the nut off the sway bar end link where it connects to the strut it just spins and spins and doesnt loosen. help!

heathkidder

iTrader: (20)

Wrench on back side also
Edit i may be thinkin of the wring bolt

HOTFISH47

there is no place to put a wrench

acoutu

right behind the sway bar. push the rubber back a bit, needs to be a thin wrench (16mm if I remember right...probably not tho)
Mine were rusted in place, so I just snapped the endlinks right off and replaced them. The nut youre supposed to put the wrench on is a really weak metal (aluminum maybe?) and my wrench stripped the thing! Tried vice grips too and it just kept stripping it more and more.

kdub1492

iTrader: (8)

Honestly I had the same problem, I have to torch mine off and then just replaced them with new ones. New ones are actually better because they come with a nut and a hex key socket so that you can hold it in place

bluebalt07

iTrader: (8)

Mine also kept spinning when I tried to get them off. Just cut off that rubber boot and grabbed the stud with a pair of vice grips and soaked the nut down with pb blaster

michiganfootball911

iTrader: (3)

I used bolt cutters to grip the stud while a friend unbolted it.

FasterIsBetter

Yeah, he might as well replace em then.

MM06balt

This is what I did too. Probably your best bet, especially since the new Moog ones have the nut and hex.

bluebalt07

iTrader: (8)

Why wouldn't he in the first place? If they won't come off right obviously they are shot.

toolman

Same here. I even tried vice grips, and they just shredded the bolt. A cutting torch made quick work of it.