skyline397

Hello, i replace the shocks by myself and unfortunately, overtighten the lower shock bolt and stripped the hole in the right rear lower arm. Now i can't take out the bolt nor tighten it because it is stripped. Should i just replace the whole lower arm or i have another other alternatives. Thank you for helping.

Braineack

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why did you remove a bolt for the control arm in the rear?

same thing happened to me yesterday in the front (bent bolt), i just cut off the head, knocked the bolt out with a screwdriver and hammer, and replaced the bolt.

skyline397

not the control arm bolt, but the bolt that connect the lower shock hole and the control arm. Which i think is a scew in type without a bolt nut.

IcantDo55

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Just put pressure on it when removing. Pry against the head while removing it and it should come out.


I bet it will have a bolt + nut in the future.

Arkmage

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I think he means the head rounded off... not that he stripped the threads.

miataz

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if that happened your fucked lol, bring to a shop to drill out

IcantDo55

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http://irwin.com/irwin/consumer/jhtm...jhtml#features

Hakan

It is probably not stripped, but the nut that the bolt engages with in the control arm often breaks loose and spins with the bolt. I fixated it with a flat screwdriver from below when loosening and fastening. Its a bear to get it started on the bolt once its loose though.

Good luck

Håkan

fourwhls

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Die grinder with a cutting wheel

skyline397

so there is actually a nut inside the control arm? if the nut manage to break loose from the control arm, how can i secure it back to the arm? Or i need to get a new control arm?

Hakan

If you havent solved this already - Yes there is a square formed nut in there, held in place by a metal clip sort of. I use a large flat screwdriver or similar from below, to keep it from spinning when I work on the suspension.

Good luck

Håkan

DIYNICK

my little Toyota truck, ok what did you do to fix stripped bolt hole??

Gee Emm

You know this thread is 15 years old, don't you?