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brage · 06-08-2003, 01:43 PM

Before I go out and resort to using bolt cutters or some other extreme method, I was wondering if you guys had any input on this...

I still have the '96 parts car and it had suspension techniques sway bars. The other day I was removing more parts from the car, I removed the entire power steering setup, front anti-sway bar, etc when I got to the rear anti-sway bar (which oliver and I had already unbolted the passenger side of to get to the diff) I found that the dumb**** who had the car before me had lost the nut to the bolt and must have used the wrong sized nut - wither that or he had stripped it. When you try to remove the nut from the bold it just wrotates on the bolt and doesn't move at all.

Anyone have a good idea how to solve this problem ?

-Jeff

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*transient* · 06-08-2003, 02:29 PM

Honestly, i'd just use bolt cutters if you can fit them. There's really no reason to do otherwise. Bolts are cheap, time isn't.

TheSparo · 06-08-2003, 04:19 PM

umm have u tried holding the nut w/ pliers or something, and unscrewing it? or is it too hard to get to?

brage · 06-08-2003, 05:42 PM

The head of the bolt and the nut themselves are not stripped. the threads of the bolt seem to be stripped.

-j

Bill Roberts · 06-08-2003, 06:55 PM

You can hacksaw through the rubber and through the (actually it is called a cap screw and nut)shaft and take it apart. Purchase a new cap screw, appropriate washers and nut/

What are you doing with this? Replacing the bushings or just shimming and adjusting?

Go for heat treated. They (cap screws) are usually black (like an allen screw is)

You dont need all the extra threads, shorten it. When doing anything to your car, think, weight.

The manual shifter knob is way too heavy for our cars. Just dead weight you are pulling around. It all adds up. Keep left and right balanced (the same).

Whaterver mods you do to one side, do to the other whether it needs it or not.

brage · 06-08-2003, 09:14 PM

I have 2 240s, one is a 1996 se parts car that has a damaged front end, I am removing the suspension technique sway bars to put on my '95 240 that I drive... the guy who owned the 1996 was a mooron and must have used the wrong sized nut for the bolt or wrong threading or something

-jeff

*transient* · 06-08-2003, 09:20 PM

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Originally posted by Bill Roberts
The manual shifter knob is way too heavy for our cars. Just dead weight you are pulling around.

I'm going to have to disagree there. A weighted shift knob will help balance out the shifter, give a better feel and even quicker shifts. It will want to float better. Oh, and I almost forgot, they dampen vibration as well. I wish my aftermarket knob was weighted like the stock knob, but I'm still quite happy with it.

dizastaman · 06-08-2003, 09:43 PM

go to your local sears and get a BOLT OUT set. they are the sheite, and they actually work(for me anyway). only $20 for a set
bob vila jr.

brage · 06-09-2003, 12:53 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by dizastaman
go to your local sears and get a BOLT OUT set. they are the sheite, and they actually work(for me anyway). only $20 for a set
bob vila jr.

actually the nut and the head of the bolt are not stripped. the actual threads of the bolt seem to be stripped.

Bill Roberts · 06-09-2003, 07:46 AM

geeze Transient, that thing is heavy, I am glad it serves some sort of purpose to BE that heavy.

I mean...heavy duty type heavy.

06-08-2003, 01:43 PM	#1
brage Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Tempe, AZ Posts: 181 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	stripped bolt :( Before I go out and resort to using bolt cutters or some other extreme method, I was wondering if you guys had any input on this... I still have the '96 parts car and it had suspension techniques sway bars. The other day I was removing more parts from the car, I removed the entire power steering setup, front anti-sway bar, etc when I got to the rear anti-sway bar (which oliver and I had already unbolted the passenger side of to get to the diff) I found that the dumb**** who had the car before me had lost the nut to the bolt and must have used the wrong sized nut - wither that or he had stripped it. When you try to remove the nut from the bold it just wrotates on the bolt and doesn't move at all. Anyone have a good idea how to solve this problem ? -Jeff pics:

06-08-2003, 02:29 PM	#2
transient Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 41 Posts: 2,947 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Honestly, i'd just use bolt cutters if you can fit them. There's really no reason to do otherwise. Bolts are cheap, time isn't. __________________ Learn everything you can, while you still have the chance.

06-08-2003, 04:19 PM	#3
TheSparo Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Athens/Chattanooga/ Cookeville/Morristown, TN Age: 39 Posts: 1,141 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	umm have u tried holding the nut w/ pliers or something, and unscrewing it? or is it too hard to get to? __________________ 89 240 SR powered... ummm i promise its stock

06-08-2003, 06:55 PM	#5
Bill Roberts Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: May 2003 Location: S FL. Posts: 1,538 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	You can hacksaw through the rubber and through the (actually it is called a cap screw and nut)shaft and take it apart. Purchase a new cap screw, appropriate washers and nut/ What are you doing with this? Replacing the bushings or just shimming and adjusting? Go for heat treated. They (cap screws) are usually black (like an allen screw is) You dont need all the extra threads, shorten it. When doing anything to your car, think, weight. The manual shifter knob is way too heavy for our cars. Just dead weight you are pulling around. It all adds up. Keep left and right balanced (the same). Whaterver mods you do to one side, do to the other whether it needs it or not. Last edited by Bill Roberts; 06-08-2003 at 07:01 PM..

06-08-2003, 09:43 PM	#8
dizastaman Zilvia Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Glengary, West Virginia Age: 41 Posts: 237 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	go to your local sears and get a BOLT OUT set. they are the sheite, and they actually work(for me anyway). only $20 for a set bob vila jr. __________________ My FLICK-argh page

06-08-2003, 05:42 PM	#4
brage Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Tempe, AZ Posts: 181 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	The head of the bolt and the nut themselves are not stripped. the threads of the bolt seem to be stripped. -j

06-08-2003, 09:14 PM	#6
brage Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Tempe, AZ Posts: 181 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I have 2 240s, one is a 1996 se parts car that has a damaged front end, I am removing the suspension technique sway bars to put on my '95 240 that I drive... the guy who owned the 1996 was a mooron and must have used the wrong sized nut for the bolt or wrong threading or something -jeff

06-09-2003, 07:46 AM	#10
Bill Roberts Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: May 2003 Location: S FL. Posts: 1,538 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	geeze Transient, that thing is heavy, I am glad it serves some sort of purpose to BE that heavy. I mean...heavy duty type heavy.