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      07-25-2018, 03:08 PM   #4
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This ended up being a huge hassle. I tied the sway bar to the upper control arm with airplane wire so it wouldn't contact the axle boot. A nut had to be welded to the broken bolt, and lots of heat applied. In order to do apply heat safely, they needed to remove the whole knuckle. You can save yourself some time and money by removing the knuckle and bringing it to a machine shop for removal, but I had no other car to use.

Be careful removing those. Spray lots of penetrating fluid on both sides, and use an impact if you can get one in there. Let it sit overnight ideally. I used a little anti-seize when replacing it.
Glad it worked out for you...

BTW...this sounds miserable...
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