Today I installed a new sway bar link to replace the one I had to destroy so I could install my front left strut. The new one seems to be an improved design. The washer is pressed on and has flat edges so I can use a wrench to hold it when the hex wrench gets stripped next time.
Installed:
Of course something has to go wrong every time I work on my car and tonight was no different. A stud decided to snap while removing the front left wheel. The others broke loose and spun freely, but this one just got harder and harder to turn until it just snapped >
I don't understand why it snapped. I always thread the nuts on by hand, so it shouldn't have been cross threaded. The lug nuts were torqued to 89 foot pounds as per the manual.