youngbuk

im fixing my dads caravan to sell...i just need to replace the swaybar, this=http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-SWA...spagenameZWDVW...i

jacked it up and took off the wheel and tried to take the sway bar but it looks like i need a special tool to take off the nut. its just a regular nut but on the lug at the end has a star in the middle. when i try to take off the lug it turns but it doesnt come off. anybody have this problem or know how i can take the swaybars off?

log_cabin_sam

I got a 2000 Caravan, and I had to replace the swaybar, it broke, replaced both links while I was at it. Those star holes you see are torx bit holes. I went through about six of the bits before I realized that the nuts were not going to budge. Ended up hacking at the nut with a dremel tool with a cutoff wheel attatchment. Just kept cutting on the nut, until I could tap it apart with a chisel. Get a new set of links, the new ones are a little better, they have a flat ground onto the mount stud for grabbing with a wrench. By the way, don't listen to the manual when it tells you to remove the whole engine mount tray to remove the sway bar. if you jack the vehicle up as high as you can, and have both wheels off, you can fish the swaybar in and out with a little patience.

Good luck.