Swaybar bolt problem
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Swaybar bolt problem
I was changing the sway bar on my 96 with DRM coilovers. It looks like the swaybar mounts (the ones attached to the frame) were moved forward 1/2" or so. The new mounting bolts were dropped down through the frame (which, of course I didn't notice) out two new drilled holes and the nuts are attached at the bottom, which, I believe is now opposite of the stock set up.
Short version, somehow I knocked the bolt back up all the way into the frame. I can't see it.
I need to know how to get access into the frame so I can retrieve the bolt and stick it back down the hole so I can attach the swaybar. This is the passenger side bracket.
There must be a way because DRM had to get in there in the first place to drop the bolts down.
Somehow I manage to make every 1/2 job on this car turn into a major project. This will be the 3rd time the forum has had to bail me out. Thanks for the support and help.
Short version, somehow I knocked the bolt back up all the way into the frame. I can't see it.
I need to know how to get access into the frame so I can retrieve the bolt and stick it back down the hole so I can attach the swaybar. This is the passenger side bracket.
There must be a way because DRM had to get in there in the first place to drop the bolts down.
Somehow I manage to make every 1/2 job on this car turn into a major project. This will be the 3rd time the forum has had to bail me out. Thanks for the support and help.
Last edited by c4pappy; May 19, 2006 at 11:37 PM.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2004
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From: Bradford Pa
well to drop it in that way, someone either had to
A: be very gifted with really tiny hands and a magic wand
B: cut an access hole to do so
i realize the frames are somewhat different, but on my 84 when i removed my stocker to make way for the BBC they went through the bracket and up into the frame. i had no issues removing them. my front end is also pretty solid so i don't see short of someone hacking a hole in the frame how they could've dropped the bolts in from the top. Unless the differene between early and late C4's really is more than im aware.
A: be very gifted with really tiny hands and a magic wand
B: cut an access hole to do so
i realize the frames are somewhat different, but on my 84 when i removed my stocker to make way for the BBC they went through the bracket and up into the frame. i had no issues removing them. my front end is also pretty solid so i don't see short of someone hacking a hole in the frame how they could've dropped the bolts in from the top. Unless the differene between early and late C4's really is more than im aware.
