Removing stock sway bar linkage

[johnnie walker]

Ive removed the links to the axles but can't get the top bolt out of the sway bar. How the hell can I get it off.

Already soaked it with pbblaster and hit it with the hammer

 

[BrianGreen]

Jeep, Toyota, Pugeot??

 

[RenegadeT]

what are you working on?

 

[johnnie walker]

Sorry jeep tj

 

[ChrisAyers]

I've had the best luck getting them apart by wedging a pickle fork or screwdriver and prying them apart while hitting the stud on the swaybar link with a hammer. If you have one available, a small pitman arm puller would be your best bet though.

 

[johnnie walker]

I can't get the stud out of the swaybar. I can get the links off the axle but not the swaybar. 4wp said to just hit it with a hammer after PBBlaster but the studs still won't budge

If you need a picture I can txt you some

 

[GotWood]

Brute force overcomes finesse.

 

[cj777]

I've had the best luck getting them apart by wedging a pickle fork or screwdriver and prying them apart while hitting the stud on the swaybar link with a hammer. If you have one available, a small pitman arm puller would be your best bet though.

x2 on the pickle fork

 

[dkrajcovic]

drill it out

 

[Zane Pearce]

It took literally 30 min of me banging mine with a hammer, but as Chris said the pickle fork makes the job much easier

 

[zubz]

Caleb, bring it by the shop and I will knock them off for you.

 

[johnnie walker]

Caleb, bring it by the shop and I will knock them off for you.

Thanks Andy, I ended up removing the sway bar and beat em out on the floor. Getting my shop experience in my own garage. When outing back on I put it in upside down, buttoned everything up and removed it again.

 

[Cooju]

i had to take a dremal with a cut offwheel to the swaybar links and used a screwdriver to pry the collars apart thats how badly seized mine were