sway bar link help !

[timm996]

Trying to change this, also called the anti roll bar link here in the uk

Cant get it out of the wheel hub part. It should be easy, remove two nuts and take out.... but top part just stuck, Tried whacking with a club hammer so it resembles a mushroom, but still stuck.... anyone else got one out?

part in question

[RFM]

The top part is also the lock for the strut/hub combination. Lift the front of the car up with a jack and remove the wheel. If the hub, especially with the wheel still in place, is hanging the combination is too heavy and both holes in the strut and in the hub are not in line, the top part of the link will block. Lift a little the whole combination by grabbing the brake rotor with your hand and pull or push out the link. For this reason it is not possible ( evident ) to remove the link with the car standing on the floor.

[timm996]

thanks, i had the wheel off, but I see what you mean about the weight, I will try putting something under it to take the weight off it, thanks.

I was feeling rather smug after replacing my spark plug coils and to be beaten by a simple job of removing a bolt was too much :huh: