Sway Bar Nut

[Av8or]

Hey all, I'm working on installing a levelling kit and I'm stuck at step 1. How do I get this nut off? This is the linkage to the swaybar. I got a breaker bar on it and it just spins the whole nut with the set screw in the middle... then I tried to get either pull out or send through the hex headed thread in the middle... but that started to strip, so I decided to call it quits before I got any further. Surely I'm doing something wrong here. Edit - Impact also just spins and spins.

On a separate note, why do they say to unclip the power steering 3 harness? 2 of the 3 were completely frozen in place for me and again... I didn't want to break anything.

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[Whiskeybilt]

I'm doing this in the morning.

 

[Rp930]

Hold the hex unscrew the nut.

 

[P. A. Schilke]

I'm doing this in the morning.

Hi Av8or

Look at the center if the stud...It is a hex or a Torx. You need to engage the center before attempting the loosen the nut.

Best,
Phil Schilke
Ranger Vehicle Engineering
Ford Motor Co. Retired

 

[Av8or]

Any tool recommendations? Not exactly much room for a combination wrench to get in there since it's in a recess.

 

[Rp930]

You should be using a proper boxend wrench.

 

[Av8or]

You should be using a proper boxend wrench.

Will do. Silly combination wrenches. Thanks all!

 

[Rp930]

Offset boxend.

 

[JaysOnTheEDGE]

NOT a ranger but the same idea applies

 

[quangdog]

Any tool recommendations? Not exactly much room for a combination wrench to get in there since it's in a recess.

Box end wrench on the nut, allen key on the inner bolt. I've swapped my front suspension 2x now, and am finally getting pretty good at the process. ?

 

[Wes Siler]

Anyone have specs or a part number for this nut? My driver side one...fell off last night.

 

[DukeCanBuildit]

Anyone have specs or a part number for this nut? My driver side one...fell off last night.

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