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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ม.ค. 2021
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Today, i show you a trick on how to remove those old end links from your car. If you live in a area that has a lot of snow, big chance is your end links (or stabilizer links or link kits) are all rusted. The job itself is easy but in a home area (backyard mechanic) , we do not have access to torch or to a plasma cutter. The propane torch won't be hot and won't be helpful enough in our rusted case scenario (trust me, ive changed many end links at home). The best way and easiest way is to use a angle grinder with a cutting disk. Either cut it horizontally or vertially depending on the situation. Be careful, the angle grinder is a dangerous tool. Be safe everyone !
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I'm changing the rear sway bar links on my 2009 Honda CR-V and the nuts are rusted on pretty solid. The tools that I have at home are limited, but I just used my Dremel tool with a cutoff wheel (broke 3 wheels on the 1st nut) but it cut through the nut and I was able to hold the shaft with vice grips and remove the nut with a wrench. Three more to go, but so far so good. Thank you for the video, it was very helpful.
Thanks for info!
Best solution after watching lots of attempts
Glad it helped!
I always try to wirebrush the threads real good and also use a sawsaw to cut with . . .
Smart way ! Thanks .
Some good tips here, BUT, be very careful if using an angle grinder. It is very easy to cut into other components apart from the anti roll bar, such as the track rods. I live in Scotland, where we can have bad winters with a lot of salt. Had to use an angle grinder yesterday to cut the nut off a drop link, and it still would not come out. The remaining stub had 'welded' itself into the anti roll bar housing. I eventually had to drill it to get the drop link removed
Yes, this method is really the "last resort" method. I worked on so many ball joints and i swear subaru were the most problematic ones. Not sure what they were thinking when they decided to put such a tiny bolt but yet LONG bolt , that's why there problems. The rusted surface is just too much for that tiny bolt.
a nut splitter works too.
I heard a nut splitter breaks easily. I really want to find out if it does last (the tool).
@@MTLJack not the one I have but it breaks nuts easily. Mine has at least a 1/2" thick wall and about 3/4" high. I've never had a nut that did not give in.
@@MTLJack Yes, can confirm problem with nut splitter, better to just use a grinder.
Somebody wasn't using the grease fittings on those links!
Yeah, gonna cut mine tomorrow