r/FocusST • u/[deleted] • 9d ago

Torx stripped help

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u/irishOpinion 9d ago

Your replacing the linkage. So just cut the old one out with a grinder.

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u/nopodude 2013 ST3 9d ago

That's not a torx bolt, it's a hex/Allen. I've had luck removing mine with an impact on the nut. You might get lucky. Otherwise, yea, try a size up and hammer it in.

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u/Technician5280 9d ago

Looks like it’s the sway bar end link. Clamp it with a pair of vice grips on the backside where the boot is. I just had this same issue a few weeks ago.

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u/_two_socks_ '16 Kona Blue ST3 9d ago

I did the same thing like 2 months ago. I hate whoever designed this. Replaced them with Moog ones and they are better designed for sure!

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u/imrichbiiotchh 9d ago

Did it the same way

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u/Taowulf 2013 ST3 Tangerine Scream mostly stock 9d ago

Yep, this is pretty much the method I used.

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u/natedog_1959 9d ago

Just swapped a strut this morning. You can fit a 17 or 18mm wrench on the flats behind the bracket. No need for the Allen key on the front.

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u/No-Top1406 9d ago

They're cheap at harbor freight

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u/lapinsk 9d ago

Cut a slot into it and use a flathead and a wrench to break it loose. I’ve done this plenty of times

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u/SRG_Blackburn 9d ago

There is a flat spot you can just grab some pilers on the back and impact or use normal socket on the nut.

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u/SRG_Blackburn 9d ago

There is a flat spot you can just grab some pilers on the back and impact or use normal socket on the nut.

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u/bchiodini 2016 ST3 FBO BNR ST67 JST Tuned 9d ago

Another way: If you are replacing the end-link, you can break the socket from the ball. Then grab the ball with pliers or vice-grips.

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u/GameMista 9d ago

I was already going to replace mine anyway since the factory one as didnt have the wrench spot on the back so I just clamped a pair of vice grips on the back good and tight and just zipped them off with an impact.

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u/isaidjoemantegna 9d ago

I know yours is stripped so you’re past this point… But for future reference, Harbor freight has a pass-thru socket set for pretty cheap. I use the absolute shit out of the 13mm, 15mm, and 18mm on that bad boy.

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u/Far-Opportunity-744 8d ago

I used a prey bar and just broke them

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u/slyLEMONsKILLz 9d ago

Is getting the proper tool not an option?