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Broken off bolt in front swaybar mount

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Old Apr 27, 2011 | 12:21 PM
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Default Broken off bolt in front swaybar mount

Was trying to remove my front sway bar to drop the axle some more for work I'm doing on my 94 Cherokee and I broke off a bolt in the sub frame where the bar is mounted on the passenger's side. I'm wondering a few things. I did this same thing on a rear leaf spring mount a few days ago, and I had to punch a hole in the frame rail to get to the inside where the nut was to put a new bolt in. Am I going to have to do this for the front as well? I don't think I can access the inside of where it mounts. Is there a nut inside the frame that the bolt threads into? I'm betting yes.

I may try to drill it out and save the threads... my only option kind of.
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Old Apr 27, 2011 | 12:28 PM
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You should only need to disconnect them where they meet the lca/lower spring cup mount. No need to completely remove...
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Old Apr 27, 2011 | 12:39 PM
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I did the same thing when I was putting new swaybar bushings in and I tried to drill and extract the broken bolt but I broke off the extractor in the bolt ( no fun) so I just welded a washer to what was showing on the broken bolt and then a nut to that washer let it cool hit it with a little PB and it backed out
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