GAve it another shot yesterday after work (been real busy). Still won't come out. Dug around the groove in the T-Bar socket to see if there was a portion of the retaining clip in there. Doesn't look like it. (Shop light and looked as best I could).

It looks like maybe someone hit a curb really hard with the front passenger tire/wheel as the K Member has some deformation where the strut rod bolts in. But it's not THAT bad. Also the hex of the T-bar seems a bit to one side of the socket in the subframe, but again it doesn't look bad. I don't see any deformation in the subframe.

Could the LCA and assembly be changing the angle the T-bar goes into the socket that much?

I'll try it again tonight I guess.

Like I said before it's an AZ car (very clean underneath and the other one popped right out.

Oh well.

Good news you got it out! Things like that can be very frustrating. I was certain if you hit that nut just right, it would pop right out. Now on to the next challenge.

Sam