Reply to "Rear Sway Bar Braket Nuts Stripped?"

"But yup, those damn nuts have to come off as the first step".
Good advise.


Wow..You guys impress me with the fast reply's. What a great group of owners to know.

I wished I'd bought new nuts and the billet caps before I removed them now. As soon as I read your suggestion, I ran to the garage with a open wrench (instead of a ratchet) and backed off the nuts waiting for the stud to spin........nutin.....Damn!

I was told by a POCA member in my new club to jack up the rear and put the frame on stands and see if relieving pressure off the brackets might let the nut feel free to work off better.

I'm hoping it will work and will try it. Glad to know the drill out method is also a backup. I'll post back with results.

PS:

To mount the De Tomaso plate I aligned it in the center of the cross member, used a nail to tap a mark through the plate holes and drilled 1/16 pilot holes. I then took self tapping carbon stingers and sank them after doping the back of the plate with silicone to absorb vibration. With the same paint I sprayed into the groves, I shot on a piece of paper and dabbed a Q-tip to spot paint the top of the screw heads.