Hey guys, looking for some help here. I got some JKS discos and went to install them and was removing the stock sway bar links and and everything, but I have hit a wall.

I was able to remove the passenger side sway bar link off completely off the sway bar but the driver side is giving me all sorts of problems. The nut in between the sway bar and the sway bar link is rounded and rusted to the point where I cannot get my 19mm to keep in place in order for me to loosen the nut on the other side of the sway bar link...I have tried a few different things to no avail.

I am not really sure what to do at this point, and it would be great if someone locally could come by and take a look or offer any advice my way. Obviously beer and pizza on me. Another crappy thing is that I don't have a huge selection of tools (no garage). Happy st pattys day Thanks in advance guys!!

Mike

 

Might be time for the vice grips.

 

I am going to try that next, hopefully it works.

 

Hopefully the vice grips work, don't forget to use a penetrating fluid to help loosen it.

 

Mini Tech day at my house in RI Sat the 20th

 

Torch it and rapidly cool it. Do this repeatedly to free the nut as I went the route of cutting it off and it took a long time.

get some mapp gas to torch it since it gets hotter. I have cut two of them off at this point. No way to keep the stock bolts from rusting shut as they are peices of crap.

 

Sounds good Tex. I'll be down with the Rubicon so you throw some 5.38's in it for me You did say "mini tech day" right?!

 

Lol, How about we do my clutch, throw out bearing, and pilot bearing, is that considered "mini"? In all seriousness, if anybody has any exp doing this, I may throw a tech day of my own in the forseable future.

 

mike,

im the closest to you i think. if you want i can swing by tomorrow at some point, just let me know and ill toss some tools in the back and head your way.

 

Judd, are you home from school? That would be sick if you could drop by, I am around all day.