Can't get front swaybar inlink off

Cyber Logic · 03-26-2026, 01:43 PM

So I'm trying to change to my SS Camber Plates. I have all the cables clear and was trying to remove the swaybar inlink. I've removed the 16mm nut but the swaybar will not push through and free so that I can move on. It looks to be pinched or stuck from pressure by being a few mm too high from what I see but I can't seem to relieve any pressure to get it free. In all the video's they just seemed to move it to the side easily, what am I doing wrong here? I did try jacking up the suspension a bit to see if that relieved tension and allowed it to swing free, it did not.

Cyber Logic · 03-26-2026, 02:19 PM

NVM Answered my own question. For anyone seeing this in the future, both sides of the car need jacked up at the same time.

SwankPeRFection · 03-26-2026, 07:25 PM

Lol. Yeah… now you know how the swaybar works. Either both wheels on the ground or both in the air, NEVER just one side up. You’re lucky it didn’t come through the bolt hole and release all the tension on you.

RACE M3 · 04-05-2026, 06:00 PM

In the future another option is using a jack to push up the knuckle until the tension is off.

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Cyber Logic Private First Class 151 Rep 130 Posts Drives: 23M3/18 M550i/09 335i/01 S2000 Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Oswego, IL , USA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 BMW 335i [0.00] 2001 Honda S2000 [0.00] 2018 BMW M550i [0.00] 2023 BMW M3 Competi ... [0.00]	Can't get front swaybar inlink off So I'm trying to change to my SS Camber Plates. I have all the cables clear and was trying to remove the swaybar inlink. I've removed the 16mm nut but the swaybar will not push through and free so that I can move on. It looks to be pinched or stuck from pressure by being a few mm too high from what I see but I can't seem to relieve any pressure to get it free. In all the video's they just seemed to move it to the side easily, what am I doing wrong here? I did try jacking up the suspension a bit to see if that relieved tension and allowed it to swing free, it did not. Attached Images Last edited by Cyber Logic; 03-26-2026 at 02:10 PM.. Reason: Clarity
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Cyber Logic Private First Class 151 Rep 130 Posts Drives: 23M3/18 M550i/09 335i/01 S2000 Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Oswego, IL , USA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 BMW 335i [0.00] 2001 Honda S2000 [0.00] 2018 BMW M550i [0.00] 2023 BMW M3 Competi ... [0.00]	NVM Answered my own question. For anyone seeing this in the future, both sides of the car need jacked up at the same time.
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03-26-2026, 07:25 PM	#3
SwankPeRFection Major General 6792 Rep 5,255 Posts Drives: S4, Macan Turbo w/PP Join Date: Dec 2023 Location: NA iTrader: (0)	Lol. Yeah… now you know how the swaybar works. Either both wheels on the ground or both in the air, NEVER just one side up. You’re lucky it didn’t come through the bolt hole and release all the tension on you.
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RACE M3 Captain 884 Rep 750 Posts Drives: 02 S2k, 04 Rx8, 22 M3P, 23 m3 Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	In the future another option is using a jack to push up the knuckle until the tension is off.
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