Anti-Rollbar Distortion?

[Keith Simpson <ksimp@cgrams.com>]

Had a difficult time popping strut out of balljoint last
weekend.  Seems that the anti-roll bar was placing a lot of
outboard force on the strut.  Had to remove anti-roll bar to get
em out.  Took a lot of brute force to  get the anti-roll bars
back into place (not a whole lot - just me grunting and yelling a
lot).  Shouldn't these things just slip into place.  There is
some evidence my car had some front end damage, but not
extensive.  Some collective experience?  TIA.
-- 
keith simpson
wolfeboro, nh