Kinda need some help Options

[dustin15brown]

Ok everyone. I was installing the last Tein S-Tech lowering sring and I rounded off the sway bar bolt. The actual inner piece that requires an allen key/wrench is the rounded off part. What are my options for fixing this? Anyone else have this problem? I'm kind of at a standstill until I come up with something and I'm fresh outta ideas.

Any ideas? Any one?

This post has been edited by dustin15brown: Jun 19, 2006 - 1:14 PM

[Batman722]

sure, end links wear over time and there is a rubber boot over the ends of the links that is filled with fluid. If you mishandle or tear the boot, the fluid leaks out (and dries up) and the link does not swivel like it should causing a lack of responcive handling.

basicaly, if you rip the boot, replace.

just some quick info, you do not turn the bolt (with the allen wrench) EVER - that is how you strip it easily. You hold the allen wrench in the and with an open ended wrench you turn the nut (14mm). By the JDM Guy method you are still achieving the same thing, just not using the allen wrench (which does get stripped because of the parts being seized). The needle nose vise grips grabs the end bolt BEHIND the sway bar and hold it firmly (instead of usiong the allen wrench) and you have leverage. The just PB and use a ratchet & socket to get the nut off. End of lesson.