is it possible to bend a sway bar with the bushing bolt? I was tightening the end link on the driver side the first time, and the nut went past the threads somehow. It didn't even feel like I was turning the ratchet that hard and then the nut just went much looser. Now the sway bar is sitting close enough to the control arm that the middle bushings have to be really worked in, and I can't torque it to the recommended 17lbs or anywhere close.

is it possible that I bent the sway bar? It seems unlikely that that bolt would have the strength to bend that bar. The passenger side went on just fine.

Thanks,
Steve