2nd gen Sequoia sway bar link bolt (2 Viewers)

[dezahp]

I'm trying to remove my front sway bar. I easily removed the bolts from the passenger side but unable to remove the end link bolt on the driver side. It's rotating but not coming out. I can also turn it back the other way and re-tighten it but just can't get it out. Any easy fixes to get this thing out?

 

[crikeymike]

Sway bar links on the ball joint end usually have a hex head cut inside the stud that needs to be held while you loosen the nut off. Check it out and use an Allen key

 

[dezahp]

Sway bar links on the ball joint end usually have a hex head cut inside the stud that needs to be held while you loosen the nut off. Check it out and use an Allen key

There's no place to enter an allen key.

 

[crikeymike]

Look down inside that hole. Maybe there's supposed to be a captured/welded nut that has come loose, or maybe it just needs a wrench on it to stop it from turning. Look at that other side that you got out already to see what's going on.

The sway bar could also be under pressure, so it's rotating, and waiting to pop up, so it might seem like it's not coming all the way out.

 

[dezahp]

Look down inside that hole. Maybe there's supposed to be a captured/welded nut that has come loose, or maybe it just needs a wrench on it to stop it from turning. Look at that other side that you got out already to see what's going on.

The sway bar could also be under pressure, so it's rotating, and waiting to pop up, so it might seem like it's not coming all the way out.

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Thanks. I'll ty jacking up the car when I get home from work and try taking a look.

 

[crikeymike]

Sounds good. The top end has a ball joint on it, that's the kind that usually has a hex to hold the ball joint from swiveling. The lower mount is just a bushing with an eye in it.