HELP!!! Can't remove sway bar link on my old trusty (and rusty) 1996 Pathfinder http://forums.nicoclub.com/zerothread?id=435237 HELP!!! Can't remove sway bar link on my old trusty (and rusty) 1996 Pathfinder en-us 2009-11-22T04:30:43-08:00 hourly 1 1970-01-01T00:00+00:00 Nissan Forums / Infiniti Forums - NICOclub http://images.zeroforum.com/new/1/pixel.gif http://forums.nicoclub.com Re: HELP!!! Can't remove sway bar link on my old trusty (VancouverPF) http://forums.nicoclub.com/zerothread?id=435237;postid=4889437#4889437 Quote, originally posted by VancouverPF ok, thanks for the tip ... that suggestion worked !Good thing cause I would've been no help. I snapped mine on the trail & then took it off later cause it was rattling... Quote, originally posted by VancouverPF raquo;ok, thanks for the tip ... that suggestion worked !
Good thing cause I would've been no help. I snapped mine on the trail then took it off later cause it was rattling... ]]> fukinitupagain 2009-07-05T21:30:26-08:00 Re: HELP!!! Can't remove sway bar link on my old trusty (W O T) http://forums.nicoclub.com/zerothread?id=435237;postid=4886912#4886912 ok, thanks for the tip ... that suggestion worked ! VancouverPF 2009-07-04T13:33:55-08:00 Re: HELP!!! Can't remove sway bar link on my old trusty (VancouverPF) http://forums.nicoclub.com/zerothread?id=435237;postid=4886599#4886599 Oh,,, i was way off eh, I actually had the exact same problem youre having, if theres no way to get a grip on it (like mine was) all I did was attach a 3" metal cutting blade to my jigjaw and CUT IT OFFI just did this a month ago, its pretty soft metal, the threads cut easy as pie I just did this a month ago, its pretty soft metal, the threads cut easy as pie ]]> W O T 2009-07-04T10:17:23-08:00 Re: HELP!!! Can't remove sway bar link on my old trusty (W O T) http://forums.nicoclub.com/zerothread?id=435237;postid=4886197#4886197 hi WOT ... thanks for trying to help. here are the pics i just took :http://www.flickr.com/photos/7...42486/http://www.flickr.com/photos/7...37683/The thing is the original does not have nut for me to grip with a 2nd spanner. The new ones has nut on the part that rotates. Tks!ps. Sorry i can't figure out how to embed pictures in forum yet. http://www.flickr.com/photos/7...42486/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7...37683/

The thing is the original does not have nut for me to grip with a 2nd spanner. The new ones has nut on the part that rotates. Tks!

ps. Sorry i can't figure out how to embed pictures in forum yet. ]]> VancouverPF 2009-07-04T00:29:06-08:00 Re: HELP!!! Can't remove sway bar link on my old trusty (W O T) http://forums.nicoclub.com/zerothread?id=435237;postid=4886173#4886173 Sorry for the huge pic but it was the best one on page one of google images, its called a pickle fork aparently, they cost like $15 or you can rent them for a couple bucks Im sure at crappy tireLike I said I dunno what youre trying to seperate exactly

Like I said I dunno what youre trying to seperate exactly ]]> W O T 2009-07-04T00:12:07-08:00 Re: HELP!!! Can't remove sway bar link on my old trusty (and ... (VancouverPF) http://forums.nicoclub.com/zerothread?id=435237;postid=4886169#4886169 I dont know exactly the look of the joint your trying to seperate, but the angled forks and a 2-5lb hammer have never ever let me down, but they do some damage if your not careful, but it wont matter if your replacing the parts. ]]> W O T 2009-07-04T00:09:29-08:00 HELP!!! Can't remove sway bar link on my old trusty (and rusty) 1996 Pathfinder http://forums.nicoclub.com/zerothread?id=435237;postid=4886119#4886119 hi nico friends, I'm really desperate now. Basically I've ordered the sway bar links & set about removing the old (which had one end popped out of the ball joint).Removing the one which has popped out was easy : I used a lock wrench on the exposed ball portion & unscrewed the nut on other end.But the one which is still "okay" (meaning the ball did not pop out), is the tricky one. I suppose the easiest way is to somehow separate the old sway bar link knuckle from the joint, and use the same trick with lock wrench. Trouble is I can separate them! Can someone recommend a way to do that I tried using a hammer but it would not budge. Any help is deeply appreciated. Thanks in advance.here are the pics i just took :http://www.flickr.com/photos/7...42486/http://www.flickr.com/photos/7...37683/The thing is the original does not have nut for me to grip with a 2nd spanner. The new ones has nut on the part that rotates. Tks!ZacModified by VancouverPF at 12:44 AM 7/4/2009Modified by VancouverPF at 12:48 AM 7/4/2009 Modified by VancouverPF at 2:25 AM 7/4/2009 I'm really desperate now. Basically I've ordered the sway bar links set about removing the old (which had one end popped out of the ball joint).

Removing the one which has popped out was easy : I used a lock wrench on the exposed ball portion unscrewed the nut on other end.

But the one which is still "okay" (meaning the ball did not pop out), is the tricky one. I suppose the easiest way is to somehow separate the old sway bar link knuckle from the joint, and use the same trick with lock wrench. Trouble is I can separate them!

Can someone recommend a way to do that? I tried using a hammer but it would not budge. Any help is deeply appreciated. Thanks in advance.

here are the pics i just took :
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7...42486/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7...37683/
The thing is the original does not have nut for me to grip with a 2nd spanner. The new ones has nut on the part that rotates. Tks!

Zac

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