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Post Title: HELP!!! Can't remove sway bar link on my old trusty (and rusty) 1996 Pathfinder
Posted by: VancouverPF at 11:41 PM 7/3/2009

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!

Zac

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Post Title: Re: HELP!!! Can't remove sway bar link on my old trusty (and ... (VancouverPF)
Posted by: W O T at 12:09 AM 7/4/2009



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.





Post Title: Re: HELP!!! Can't remove sway bar link on my old trusty (W O T)
Posted by: W O T at 12:12 AM 7/4/2009



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 tire

Like I said I dunno what youre trying to seperate exactly



Post Title: Re: HELP!!! Can't remove sway bar link on my old trusty (W O T)
Posted by: VancouverPF at 12:29 AM 7/4/2009



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.



Post Title: Re: HELP!!! Can't remove sway bar link on my old trusty (VancouverPF)
Posted by: W O T at 10:17 AM 7/4/2009



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 OFF

I just did this a month ago, its pretty soft metal, the threads cut easy as pie



Post Title: Re: HELP!!! Can't remove sway bar link on my old trusty (W O T)
Posted by: VancouverPF at 1:33 PM 7/4/2009



ok, thanks for the tip ... that suggestion worked !



Post Title: Re: HELP!!! Can't remove sway bar link on my old trusty (VancouverPF)
Posted by: fukinitupagain at 9:30 PM 7/5/2009

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...




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