Jul 3, 2014 #1 D douging Member Joined Aug 8, 2011 Posts 14 Reaction score 0 Location Massachusetts Not the way to start off a strut install. Guess I should spend some time away from the gym for awhile. Anyone have a passenger strut fork?
Not the way to start off a strut install. Guess I should spend some time away from the gym for awhile. Anyone have a passenger strut fork?
Jul 4, 2014 #2 xci.ed6 Well-Known Member Joined Sep 5, 2007 Posts 2,909 Reaction score 9 Location Tampa Bay You can fix it, drill it out, go through bolt with nut, not oem fork threads. Its a $5 part but a 5min job.
You can fix it, drill it out, go through bolt with nut, not oem fork threads. Its a $5 part but a 5min job.
Jul 4, 2014 #3 L LowerMyCG5 Well-Known Member Joined Oct 18, 2010 Posts 2,325 Reaction score 12 Location hampton va Take the whole thing off. It happened to me and I gripped what was left with vice grips, turned it all the way out and bought a new bolt
Take the whole thing off. It happened to me and I gripped what was left with vice grips, turned it all the way out and bought a new bolt
Jul 5, 2014 #4 Thormx331 Well-Known Member Joined Aug 24, 2011 Posts 85 Reaction score 0 Location Rochester Happened to me too. I did drill it out. Took me about 20min since I drilled it out with it on the car.
Happened to me too. I did drill it out. Took me about 20min since I drilled it out with it on the car.
Jul 6, 2014 #5 Drew707 Well-Known Member Joined Mar 6, 2010 Posts 518 Reaction score 0 Location Bay area, CA Not to thead jack but my strut fork itself is stripped. I bought a new oem pinch bolt for it but it still wudnt tighten.
Not to thead jack but my strut fork itself is stripped. I bought a new oem pinch bolt for it but it still wudnt tighten.
Jul 7, 2014 #6 xci.ed6 Well-Known Member Joined Sep 5, 2007 Posts 2,909 Reaction score 9 Location Tampa Bay Add nut w/ longer bolt, or car-part.com/junk yard