Mk4 golf- anti roll bar D bush bolt rounded

Mk4 golf- anti roll bar D bush bolt rounded

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ssray

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1,102 posts

226 months

Thursday 1st February
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My pain in the bum mkr golf estate.

The MOT isn't up till the 5th of February but as I've only had it two weeks I thought I'd preempt it and have it done earlier than I usually would.
I've replaced both lower arms, ball joints and track rod ends.
The last bit was the D bush for the ARB, it's a 13mm bolt with no straight path of access, ,in the link it shows a offset spanner being used.
Mine has rounded off and I can't get direct access as it's a little tucked away.
The link shows it better than I can explain.

Any ideas please?
If not it's off to the garage
Ta Ray

GreenV8S

30,208 posts

285 months

Thursday 1st February
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I don't see any links or pictures.

TwinKam

2,987 posts

96 months

Thursday 1st February
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What year is the Golf? I seem to remember that some have bolts going up through the subframe into captive nuts on the saddle clamp... you've not ben trying to loosened the welded-on captive nut, have you?...

ssray

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1,102 posts

226 months

Friday 2nd February
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TwinKam said:
What year is the Golf? I seem to remember that some have bolts going up through the subframe into captive nuts on the saddle clamp... you've not ben trying to loosened the welded-on captive nut, have you?...
It's 2001 mk4 , deffo a bolt , I'd feel silly if it wasn't

ssray

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226 months

Friday 2nd February
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GreenV8S said:
I don't see any links or pictures.
I forgot...
https://www.myturbodiesel.com/d2/1000q/a4/sway-bar...

ssray

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1,102 posts

226 months

Saturday 3rd February
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Did it, took two of us about R hours.
Ended up talking off most of the suspension and even undoing the drive shaft to get enough access

InitialDave

11,924 posts

120 months

Saturday 3rd February
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Hmm.

Irwin Bolt Grip or similar "extractor" socket on a wobble extension/UJ?

Edit: Too late!

njw1

2,072 posts

112 months

Saturday 3rd February
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It's academic now but couldn't you drop that side of the subframe and get a mole grips and/or stilsons on it?