Front sway bar replacement

[aghopkins]

Hey guys,
I am in the middle of replacing my front sway bar (02 Intrigue) and have run into a problem. I have removed all of the bolts but I cannot for the life of me remove the mounting brackets from the sway bar. I can see where the should pop off but the rubber insulation in my brackets has hardened over the years. It looks like I have to remove the brackets before I can work the sway bar out. I've tried jamming a flat-head screw driver in the seam at the bottom and digging some of the insulation out but have not been successful.

Any ideas?

[aghopkins]

Never mind: I got with the flat-head. Just took a lot of prying and patience.

[canatto]

Originally Posted by aghopkins

Hey guys,
I am in the middle of replacing my front sway bar (02 Intrigue) and have run into a problem. I have removed all of the bolts but I cannot for the life of me remove the mounting brackets from the sway bar. I can see where the should pop off but the rubber insulation in my brackets has hardened over the years. It looks like I have to remove the brackets before I can work the sway bar out. I've tried jamming a flat-head screw driver in the seam at the bottom and digging some of the insulation out but have not been successful.

Any ideas?

I changed the sway bar in mine (2000GLS) last year and didn't have the issue. But if I did I would've fired up my BBQ and give that rubber a nice sizzling grill till middium rare instead of digging with a flathead.....Congratulations.