uhm i cant seem to get the stock steering stabilizer off to replace it with my new one iv got the bottom nut taken off but it wont slid up and out?

Your gonna need a two jaw puller, or pitman arm puller. Haynes manual says to loosen the track bar mounting nut then use the puller to slide it off the bolt.

so its not possible to remove it by hand at all?

My 91'sand 95's damper was cakewalk but I used a two jaw puller. Autozone has free tool rental, you just gotta leave a deposit.

You could try a 2X4, wedge it between the stabilizer and track bar, the skinnier side of the stabilizer, get some leverage and twist until it pops off the bolt. From the sounds of it your stabilizer has some life left in it, so your gonna need to compress it for it to come off the bolt. Try just pushing the shock together to release pressure on that bolt then yank on the bolt with vise grips.

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I just installed a new stabilizer.I didn't think it was ever going to come off.Soak it with some penetrating oil,let it sit for a few minutes.Even with a puller(about 10 bucks at harbor freight) it wasn't in a hurry.Be persistant,take your time and she will pop off.

it only took me about 5 minutes to get mine off by hand.

I pried mine off the bolt with a tie rod fork then used my ball joint tool to press out the bolt. Didnt feel like going to Advance or Autozone for a puller.

But yeah, you gotta have some more leverage than your hand has.

Mine too. I did mine all by hand in about 20 minutes.

yeah i guess are 98's are easy.

Mine was pretty simple too. I had a jaw puller also took me ten minutes.

All about the right tool for the job

i've just swapped mine today. it took many beatings with a hammer, then a bfh, a pickle fork and then we gave up and used a puller. it came out then with a bang.

PB Blaster a few times a day for a week. Then just pound that bad boy out with a friggin' huge hammer. Use those arms that God gave you.

PB blaster is a must. And agreed with the hammer, "If you're gonna be dumb, you better be strong." :grinning:

Torch would help tremendously, heat the area around the stud. Give it a few smacks with a hammer to help break it free, then see what happens.

Exactly.

No hammers.

No torches.

No forks.

Yes, proper puller.

Note: When you get the slotted nut off thread it back on upside down even with the end of the stud, then use the puller to pop (bang) it off. The nut will act as a stop so the puller doesn't go flying.

I put an OEM stabilizer on about eight years ago and it's still good.