Steer smart sway bar link don’t fit!!

[jbelluccio12]

Just tried to install my new steersmart sway bar endlinks. The drivers side went in just fine the passenger side will not fit in the bottom section by the trackbar. has anyone had a similar issue? If so how door u fix it? Really don’t wanna just have these laying around my garage!

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[Chocolate Thunder]

I had the same issue. I forced it in there with a lot of beating, banging, and effort. It should be about 1 or 2 mm smaller.

 

[Headbarcode]

I had to grind both ends of the lower steel bushing until it fit.

 

[Sting_NC_USA]

Wow, hadn't see or heard of that. No issues here. Wonder why there's a difference?

 

[BCalvin]

Snug is good, I used a small pice of thick plywood as a drift and knocked it into place with a hammer. I have RockKrawler but same deal front and rear.

 

[jbelluccio12]

I just messaged them going to give me a call back tomorrow rather not start grinding anything down.

 

[OBJLU]

just open the bracket with a wrench and it will fit, no problem.

 

[jbelluccio12]

Snug is good, I used a small pice of thick plywood as a drift and knocked it into place with a hammer. I have RockKrawler but same deal front and rear.

Oh I tried I mean these things will not fit at all

 

[OBJLU]

I just messaged them going to give me a call back tomorrow rather not start grinding anything down.

NO heck no, you don't want to do that, grab and adjustable wrench and fit it over the lip of the bracket and pull so you widen it. You wont hurt anything, Ive had to do it a few times and was worried that I'd wreck the axle but you wont.

 

[BCalvin]

Oh I tried I mean these things will not fit at all

I didn't think it was going to go either but it will.

I can think of so many inappropriate jokes, but trust me knock it in there.

 

[jbelluccio12]

NO heck no, you don't want to do that, grab and adjustable wrench and fit it over the lip of the bracket and pull so you widen it. You wont hurt anything, Ive had to do it a few times and was worried that I'd wreck the axle but you wont.

So I did end up bending but still couldn’t get the

I didn't think it was going to go either but it will.

ill give it another shot another day then seems like everyone has gotten it in... I’m just worried about disconnecting when I’m going off-road.

 

[BCalvin]

i'm talking about the end fitting into the Jeeps frame bracket.

 

[jbelluccio12]

i'm talking about the end fitting into the Jeeps frame bracket.

The end with the flag nut or the opposite side?

 

[BCalvin]

The end with the flag nut or the opposite side?

one side was easy the other side i used a dead blow hammer to line the edge up then drove it in with a hammer and drift block. Front and rear are swapped sides so i don't remember which end.

I also had to pry it back out for adjustments and then final torque. This is with a Rock Krawler, so it might be different.

I loosly fit the easy end in with bolt started and had wife turn steering wheel which helped line it up.

 

[OBJLU]

So I did end up bending but still couldn’t get the

ill give it another shot another day then seems like everyone has gotten it in... I’m just worried about disconnecting when I’m going off-road.

Bend it out more, you won't break it and once you torque it to spec it will be easy to remove and reattach, what happened is that it got over torqued at the factory and narrowed the bracket.

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