Front Sway Bar Bolt

[jlau76]

Hi All,
I did something really stupid today and need some assistance.
I changed out my front sway bar bushings due to a knock and clunk that I was getting. Changed it out about 2 months ago. The knock and clunk went away after changing it, however, these last two weeks I noticed some front end suspension noise (different from the knock and clunk) so I assumed maybe it was the sway bar bolts coming loose. So i went under and started to tighten the bolts down and i got to the 2nd one and it snapped. Note I reused the old ones, and now I am thinking I should've bought new bolts (Mopar website states it cannot be reused - but found this out after the fact). Question: how do I take out the rest of the bolt that snapped off? I cannot cut a cross section as it's imbedded in the hole.

Please let me know.

 

[bigdodge]

Hi All,
I did something really stupid today and need some assistance.
I changed out my front sway bar bushings due to a knock and clunk that I was getting. Changed it out about 2 months ago. The knock and clunk went away after changing it, however, these last two weeks I noticed some front end suspension noise (different from the knock and clunk) so I assumed maybe it was the sway bar bolts coming loose. So i went under and started to tighten the bolts down and i got to the 2nd one and it snapped. Note I reused the old ones, and now I am thinking I should've bought new bolts (Mopar website states it cannot be reused - but found this out after the fact). Question: how do I take out the rest of the bolt that snapped off? I cannot cut a cross section as it's imbedded in the hole.

Please let me know.

get a metal drill bit about have the size of the bolt. drill a hole into the bolt and use an easy out to remove the bolt.


this is based on what you have said without a picture.

 

[jlau76]

ok thanks I see what you're saying. Sorry for the no pictures, I was pretty disappointed with the whole situation and forgot.