I replaced the sway bar link on the other side of the car tonight using your technique. It worked great, and like everything else there are pluses and minuses. I was happy I had a friend's 15mm box wrench available, because with the car on the ground I couldn't get a socket on the lower nut. After that, wow, popped right out by hand. On this subject, there are a few wrenches I need to add to my toolbox with this car I have never needed: the 15mm box, 16mm and 18mm in any configuration for those control arm bolts/nuts, sway bar link, and ball joints.

So I didn't need my big as$ prybar - kind of disappointing. Just kidding - I learned something new and appreciate your technique. As far as the BA nut, I put my spare on to expose the nut and drove to a friend with an air wrench with my brand new 36mm socket. It took quite a few shots to get it loose. I am not disappointed I didn't use the bar on that one. I did have the same technique you use ready to go, but didn't want a challenge for the first step of the job. It also took several blows with a large hammer to break the axle loose from the hub. Happy tooling.