stripped suspension shock bolt Need Help!!
 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

Die grinder with a cutting wheel

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?

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

I just did the same thing on
 

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

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