MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: sean76 on February 23, 2013, 06:22:15 pm

Title: sway bar bolts spinning
Post by: sean76 on February 23, 2013, 06:22:15 pm

Evening all.been doing coilovers today on my 57 plate gt sport and the sway bar bolts on the nearside were just spinning sooooo as I was getting rid of the stock dampers I cut the flange of so I could carry on and get the strut out.
My question is if I cant undo the bolts tomorrow to refit to the new coillies will I be ok to drive to work (8 miles) and then order a new swaybar from the garage across the road and then fit the new one when it arrives.

  Cheers sean

Title: Re: sway bar bolts spinning
Post by: Baz300 on February 23, 2013, 06:31:06 pm

You need to use a splined bit to hold the threaded bar part in place while you undo the nut.

Title: Re: sway bar bolts spinning
Post by: sean76 on February 23, 2013, 06:44:45 pm

Yeah, Ive tried that mate but its all mashed up.

Title: Re: sway bar bolts spinning
Post by: vRSAlex on February 23, 2013, 06:56:30 pm

Which flange did you cut off?  Mole grips on the inside collar of the link works well.

Title: Re: sway bar bolts spinning
Post by: sean76 on February 23, 2013, 07:07:00 pm

Ok cheers will try that.its the flange where the swaybar bolts onto the leg.if I cant sort it will I be ok to travel to work

Title: Re: sway bar bolts spinning
Post by: sean76 on February 24, 2013, 04:12:37 pm

Vrsalex,cheers for the mole grip idea pal,worked a treat :congrats:

  cheers sean

Title: Re: sway bar bolts spinning
Post by: stubert on February 27, 2013, 01:39:16 pm

Most of the time with something that is a ball joint you can get away with putting a bind on it to stop it spinning.  Mine were all corroded so i ended up bashing a torx bit in to counter hold it while I un-did the 18mm nut.