Darn spinning screw!!!

[GAINMOB]

OK...I'm PISSED!!! im in the shop with my truck on the lift...took off the front sway bar...lubed up the new bushings...put them on the new bar...bolt up the 4 bolts in the middle...NOW I CANT GET THE ENDS ON!!!! got the ends lined up and as soon as i start putting the screw on....THE ENTIRE BOLT STARTS SPINNING!!! AAAAAAAWWWWWWWW!!!! now i have to buy new torsion bars or whatever they are....how much is this gonna cost...autozone closed early...WTF!!! i'm pissed...6 darn nuts what should've been an hour job...

 

[walnuts4x4]

post some pics if you can.... I'm trying to picture your problem... but with the kit is there maybe longer bolts or are new bolts wrong diameter..... trying to help...lol

 

[JDMitchell]

The bolts in the anti sway bar end links are spinning?

You mentioned that you bolted up a new anti-sway bar, new end links should have been included. But if they weren't you can pick up a pair of end links for $30 or less. Once AutoZone opens back up you should be able to buy a new set and have your expy rollin' in no time.

 

[GAINMOB]

i dont have pics...truck's on base...its the sway bar links...just look up the parts...autozone doesnt have them...pepboys might have them...cant tell online...napa might have them...looking at about $80 ...just not sure if they come as a set or not...DAM IM PISSED!!!! basically....when attempting to put the nut back on...the bolt to the sway bar link...spins...i can feel the groves of the threads on my fingers turning

 

[GAINMOB]

The bolts in the anti sway bar end links are spinning?

You mentioned that you bolted up a new anti-sway bar, new end links should have been included. But if they weren't you can pick up a pair of end links for $30 or less. Once AutoZone opens back up you should be able to buy a new set and have your expy rollin' in no time.

your dead on...is there a way to stop this...is this normal...how often does this happen...is this suppose to happen...no, they didnt come with my sway bar kit...

 

[JDMitchell]

your dead on...is there a way to stop this...is this normal...how often does this happen...is this suppose to happen...no, they didnt come with my sway bar kit...

Yes that is normal, my rear end links did that and I just grabbed the opposite side from the bolt with some vise-grips and turned the bolt off. If your end links are like these you can do what I did.

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:12,s:47&biw=1366&bih=677


These are probably what your front anti-sway bar end links look like and to get these tightened down you can try to use Vise Grips on the middle section to hold everything while you tighten down the nuts.
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...=1t:429,r:17,s:0&tx=84&ty=66&biw=1366&bih=677

 

[GAINMOB]

this is what mine look like

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1-Fr...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

 

[JDMitchell]

Looks like you need to use two wrenches, one to hold the bolt and the other to turn the nut off. If you do that your bolt will not spin while you are taking your nut off.

 

[GAINMOB]

Looks like you need to use two wrenches, one to hold the bolt and the other to turn the nut off. If you do that your bolt will not spin while you are taking your nut off.

ok...got it fixed...the front is done but i still need to do the rear...had to order the rear...left my phone in the truck so i couldnt take pics...i'll take pics of both when i do the rear...i just learned that theres an allen key spot on the end of the old links...i thought about not changing the rear...but the front links are thicker and i'd like the added bonus of what the thickness will do...so far...its a different truck on the front end...it'll be complete on monday or tuesday...the front does not flex...i drove over areas that i know it flexed...nothing...niiiiiiiiiice...

 

[GAINMOB]

ok...anybody know the torque settings for the sway bar links top/bottom...and the 4 screws underneath for the sway bar?

 

[Jackmldog]

ok...anybody know the torque settings for the sway bar links top/bottom...and the 4 screws underneath for the sway bar?

Sway bar link: 66 ft-lbs
sway bar bushing bracket: 30 ft-lbs

 

[GAINMOB]

thank you very much...i'll be back in the shop tuesday to do the rear and will torque those down...is it the same for the rear?

 

[Jackmldog]

thank you very much...i'll be back in the shop tuesday to do the rear and will torque those down...is it the same for the rear?

oh my bad that was the rear...

Front
Bracket to frame: 19 to 25 ft-lbs
Link nut: 15 to 21 ft-lbs