Driving Impressions: Lower Stress Bar

[steve00s]

I have finally gotten around to installing the lower braces on my car and have a question for those of you who have done this.

I can't get the old bolts out. I understand that they are pressed in and should pop out but I have whacked on them pretty good without any movement and am afraid of breaking or bending something. What is the trick to getting these out?
Thanks.

[blue2000s]

Originally Posted by steve00s

I have finally gotten around to installing the lower braces on my car and have a question for those of you who have done this.

I can't get the old bolts out. I understand that they are pressed in and should pop out but I have whacked on them pretty good without any movement and am afraid of breaking or bending something. What is the trick to getting these out?
Thanks.

I put a nut on the end of the captive stud and hammered away. It gives you a bigger target and keeps the end of the stud from getting deformed. The colder the parts, the more easily it will push out. It feels like it's never going to back out and then all of a sudden it lets go.