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Snapped a bolt. Any suggestions?

Old 09-04-2015, 01:47 PM
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Snapped a bolt. Any suggestions?

My plan was to change the bushings on the front sway bar. I then snapped one of the torx headed bolts. Any suggestions? The head of the other one was ruined as well. Strangely enough that happened after the bolt was released 5mm or so.

Any help is much appreciated since the car is up for sale this weekend.
Old 09-05-2015, 03:10 AM
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Good quality vice grips if the bolts are even slightly loose should work to get them out and into the bin.
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The one with the ruined head, you could use a smaller sized spanner and hammer the ring side onto that head. And if you have a vice grip like TW2 mentioned, then Bob's your uncle
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I managed to use a better tool for the one with ruined head which helped. Regarding the other one I used a more drastic solution and sold the car. Feel sad now without an AMG.
Thank you for your input
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That's one way to get rid of the problem.

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