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hey everyone, havnt posted in a while but i got an rsx anti-sway bar a while ago and tried installing it myself and ended up kinda stripping both end link bolts, would a professional shope be able to still install my sway bar with their tools or do i have to buy new endlinks? thanks

edit: sorry its not the bolts that are stripped, it is were you stick the allen wrench, so now its close to a circle instead of a hexagon or whatever its supposed to be, i think im screwed lol

 
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A good shop could probably get the nuts off by using a nut splitter, but the allen key bolt would have to be replaced since you wouldnt be able to torque the new nuts back down correctly.

 
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isnt the allen key bolt part of the endlink itself, meaning you would have to get a whole new endlink?

 
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search for greys endlinks, they are alot stronger and easier to install

 
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Hint: Custom Endlinks: Now for sale.

 
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Yup, you'd have to replace the entire endlink, since the bolt is an integral part of the ball-joint end.

My passenger side endlink allen-hole is partially stripped. By this I mean that using a standard 5mm allen key I can't get enough torque to prevent it from spinning. What I did was use the closest Torx wrench in there, held it down really hard and on a slight angle and I was OK. Since a Torx wrench is basically an allen key with "Teeth" on the corners, the teeth grabbed on to what material was left. After that episode I decided to NEVER touch my endlinks again. That is unless once of them snaps (knock on wood).