Snapped Swaybar Bracket Bolts, please help

DoubtedNeon · Post by **DoubtedNeon** » Mon Mar 08, 2010 9:22 pm

So i snapped the swaybar bolts, all 4. I need to know how to get these f*ckers off. By like tomm.

I need you guys to help me please!!!!

DR. GONZO · Post by **DR. GONZO** » Mon Mar 08, 2010 11:23 pm

oh shit man how'd that happen? you got some pics that would help

randomZERO · Post by **randomZERO** » Mon Mar 08, 2010 11:33 pm

If your talking the fronts on the chassis I broke three of four. I took a small drill bit and drilled out the centers then an easy out. Heat optional.

OB · Post by OB » Tue Mar 09, 2010 12:57 am

Which ones? How'd they break?

DroopDaddy408 · Post by **DroopDaddy408** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 4:13 am

F--cken aye, sounds like sh-t that always happens on my projects. Good luck, Bro.

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 7:51 am

ha yeah i've broken a few myself, its quite common for those damn bolts. I drilled them out, retapped the hole, and bought some new ones from the dealer. problem solved

Neon4Life · Post by **Neon4Life** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:09 am

so much power.. and thats why it snapped.

lmao.

hul kogan · Post by **hul kogan** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:35 am

Oh boy, which ones? I had to deal with this when I did suspension upgrades. It's not fun.

1972demon · Post by **1972demon** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 11:09 am

I broke all four on the front , so I changed out the subframe, I have one broken in the rear still,

Drill it out , then heat it, don't drill after it been heated

DoubtedNeon · Post by **DoubtedNeon** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 11:37 am

Seems like overkill doesnt it? ^^

the 4 bolts that hold the brackets for the front swaybar. I guess a drill and easyouts are gonna be my night tonight.

hansken_yo · Post by **hansken_yo** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 11:53 am

DoubtedNeon wrote: I guess a drill and easyouts are gonna be my night tonight.

this is really the most logical procedure to start with. If you have a center punch I would use that to make your drilling of the hole easier and more precise so as to not damage any threads.

NiteHawk · Post by **NiteHawk** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 12:15 pm

yeah you'll have to use easy outs....hopefully that'llwork...

i snapped all 4 rear bolts when i installed my hotchkis bars...............it was a bad time to say the least..........we had to cut the subframe, bend out open, then heat the shit out of the bolts and thread them the rest of the way through........then we bent the subframe back up and welded it back in place............it's not pretty.

Mopar_Korean · Post by **Mopar_Korean** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 2:21 pm

NiteHawk wrote:yeah you'll have to use easy outs....hopefully that'llwork...

i snapped all 4 rear bolts when i installed my hotchkis bars...............it was a bad time to say the least..........we had to cut the subframe, bend out open, then heat the shit out of the bolts and thread them the rest of the way through........then we bent the subframe back up and welded it back in place............it's not pretty.

I had to do the same thing for the rears.

NiteHawk · Post by **NiteHawk** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 2:29 pm

yeah, it really really sucks...

what i'm going to do is start removing bolts, and coating them all with either axle grease or lithium grease to keep them from rusting out if possible...........ESPECIALLY the main verticle control arm/k-member bolts...i dread the idea of those ever breaking!

DoubtedNeon · Post by **DoubtedNeon** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 7:05 pm

I figure drilling then replacing is the easiest and most practical isnt it?

gilly02le · Post by **gilly02le** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 7:11 pm

anti-sieze compound will help prevent that.. the real issue is how long those bolts are. The extra 1.5 inches of thread hanging into the front crossmember rusts like crazy, and then prevents it from being threaded out.

randomZERO · Post by **randomZERO** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 7:13 pm

Caraudioholic24 · Post by **Caraudioholic24** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 8:33 pm

Same happened here. I brok two in the front. I tried to drill and retap them out and it didnt work on one. So I drilled right through and bolted it solidly. Its in my progress log.

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 8:40 pm

I asked my dad about this and he said he never once had these break for him. I'm sure hoping that mine don't snap when I replace my swaybars.

Caraudioholic24 · Post by **Caraudioholic24** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 8:42 pm

well if you took it real easy with them and squirted a lot of pb blast they do come out. I was kind of in a hurry when I broke the 2. I got the other two out when I took my time with em.

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 8:47 pm

air tools and penetrating oil are best. I hate doing things by hand because the uneven torque always snaps things. With air it will either come out or it won't. It rarely snaps.

Caraudioholic24 · Post by **Caraudioholic24** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 8:52 pm

I dont know if I would use air tools on those LOL I barely put any pressure on them and they snapped. My car only had 11k on it.

randomZERO · Post by **randomZERO** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 9:20 pm

Yeah man air ain't gonna help you here, seriously I looked at one of them funny and it snapped itself. Chances are if you live where there is rain or snow they are gonna break. I just went ahead and got new ones before starting and soaked them in never seize.

DoubtedNeon · Post by **DoubtedNeon** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 9:21 pm

Lets write a How TO?

Caraudioholic24 · Post by **Caraudioholic24** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 9:23 pm

randomZERO wrote:Yeah man air ain't gonna help you here, seriously I looked at one of them funny and it snapped itself. Chances are if you live where there is rain or snow they are gonna break. I just went ahead and got new ones before starting and soaked them in never seize.

You aint kidding!!!

randomZERO · Post by **randomZERO** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:29 pm

DoubtedNeon wrote:Lets write a How TO?

I believe one exists. If you get under the car and look(just don't make eye contact with those bolts) it's a no brainer. Drilling a hole in what you have left allows you to spray pb blaster in there and let's you use an easy out. I also went back with the proper bit from a tap and dye and cleaned the thread with pb blaster.

DoubtedNeon · Post by **DoubtedNeon** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 11:43 pm

I hate it! lol, i dontwanna do this... i just want an upgraded front and rear sway... gahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....................................................................................................................................*dies*

DR. GONZO · Post by **DR. GONZO** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 12:18 am

man i'm about to do this myself and i really don't wanna have to deal with thse things breakin

randomZERO · Post by **randomZERO** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 12:26 am

DoubtedNeon wrote:I hate it! lol, i dontwanna do this... i just want an upgraded front and rear sway... gahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....................................................................................................................................*dies*

You think this is bad, wait till you have to do the control arm bushings. The sways are like a nice pair of tits compared to the control arm bushings. I got incredibly lucky and started spraying wd40 on the vertical bushing bolts like a year in advance(literally) then again a week before the install and then again the day of. When they came out in one piece I got a lil emotional. Just think about doing the control arms since the sway is already broke and dropped your like halfway there then put the sway back on.

DR. GONZO · Post by **DR. GONZO** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 1:13 am

i'm glad my car gets minimal use in the winter and has only gotten about 3 years of actual winters lol