Help...removing sway bars.
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From: Lake Oswego OR
Help...removing sway bars.
Ok, not real mechanically inclined but thought i could handle this. Removing sway bars (T1's) to reinstall stock Z51 bars. As best as I can tell has stock end links. Have front end on jacks and nut/bolt attaching the sway bar (lower bolt) turns but does not loosen. How do I anchor the bolt so the nut will loosen?
I'm under there looking and feeling but not figuring it out. I'm having a hard time seeing back of bolt but not feeling a hole for allen wrench or other means to anchor.
I'm under there looking and feeling but not figuring it out. I'm having a hard time seeing back of bolt but not feeling a hole for allen wrench or other means to anchor.
Racer
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From: Fremont CA
Hello there,
Assuming the base C6 sway bar setup is the same as the Z06's, you need to use a socket to hold the tip of the bolt, which is on the same side as the nut. There is nothing on the other side to latch onto. I forgot the socket size for the bolt, but it's fairly small, and it's within range of pretty much any socket sets.
Because of this, you can't use a socket on the bigger nut. You'll need to use a wrench, which I believe is 18mm.
Hope my explanation makes sense... Hope this helps!
Geoff
Assuming the base C6 sway bar setup is the same as the Z06's, you need to use a socket to hold the tip of the bolt, which is on the same side as the nut. There is nothing on the other side to latch onto. I forgot the socket size for the bolt, but it's fairly small, and it's within range of pretty much any socket sets.
Because of this, you can't use a socket on the bigger nut. You'll need to use a wrench, which I believe is 18mm.
Hope my explanation makes sense... Hope this helps!
Geoff
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I think it is a Torx socket needed. It will plug into the end of the torsion bar and then you use a box wrench to turn the nut.
Elmer
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From: Lake Oswego OR
Hello there,
Assuming the base C6 sway bar setup is the same as the Z06's, you need to use a socket to hold the tip of the bolt, which is on the same side as the nut. There is nothing on the other side to latch onto. I forgot the socket size for the bolt, but it's fairly small, and it's within range of pretty much any socket sets.
Because of this, you can't use a socket on the bigger nut. You'll need to use a wrench, which I believe is 18mm.
Hope my explanation makes sense... Hope this helps!
Geoff
Assuming the base C6 sway bar setup is the same as the Z06's, you need to use a socket to hold the tip of the bolt, which is on the same side as the nut. There is nothing on the other side to latch onto. I forgot the socket size for the bolt, but it's fairly small, and it's within range of pretty much any socket sets.
Because of this, you can't use a socket on the bigger nut. You'll need to use a wrench, which I believe is 18mm.
Hope my explanation makes sense... Hope this helps!
Geoff
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From: Newcastle Oklahoma
Just had mine off, you are correct.
