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  1. 25th November 2023, 11:00 AM #1
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    Help, Rear Sway bar link spins around.

    I have tried to remove the bottom part of the rear sway bar link, the part just spins around. There is nothing to grip with a spanner to stop it spinning around.The new part has a 16mm wide pair of flat surfaces. Perfect for a 16mm spanner to hold it still.
    How do I stop the spin?
    D2a Td5 Manual, Chawton White. aka "Daisy"
    Build date 11th Oct 2003
    Freelander 2 2011, manual, the daughter calls it Perri
    Before I had a Land Rover I did not have any torque wrenches. Now I have three.
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  2. 25th November 2023, 12:24 PM #2
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    The threaded part takes either an Allen key or Torx bit on the rears
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  3. 25th November 2023, 12:49 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by discorevy View Post
    The threaded part takes either an Allen key or Torx bit on the rears
    If it's like the front, it's a tork
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  4. 25th November 2023, 02:04 PM #4
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    It is a 40 Torx. You need an 18mm ring spanner. I have to buy an 18mm rig spanner.
    D2a Td5 Manual, Chawton White. aka "Daisy"
    Build date 11th Oct 2003
    Freelander 2 2011, manual, the daughter calls it Perri
    Before I had a Land Rover I did not have any torque wrenches. Now I have three.
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  5. 27th November 2023, 08:27 PM #5
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    Yep, and sometimes they are so stuck, that both the allen key and/or the torx will break the tool, or strip within the socket on the link, so you get totally stuck with it spinning.

    Angle grinder is your friend
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  6. 27th November 2023, 09:03 PM #6
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    The second one stripped the Torx, I had enough room for a pair of molegrips (vicegrips) It did undo.
    D2a Td5 Manual, Chawton White. aka "Daisy"
    Build date 11th Oct 2003
    Freelander 2 2011, manual, the daughter calls it Perri
    Before I had a Land Rover I did not have any torque wrenches. Now I have three.
    LROCV #1410
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