[Shotimes] Rear strut pinch bolt jammed - any ideas?
George Fourchy
krazgeo@comcast.net
Tue, 02 Aug 2005 07:14:26 -0700
On Tue, 2 Aug 2005 00:16:47 -0400, Ron Porter wrote:
>I would still recommend a Grade 8 bolt/nut/washer when you reassemble. At a
>minimum, get new pinch bolts.
Sorry I only got in on the end of this....Sat Sun and Mon are my busy work days.
Yes....working it back and forth will usually get it out. When I screwed up a bolt
I expanded the knuckle too much, and the threads crossed when I tried to put the
bolt back. As long as the bolt will move in the knuckle, you _usually_ can work it
out little by little....they are pretty hard.
I've had no trouble with the grade 8 replacement bolt and nut I got when I crossed
those threads last spring.
Glad you were successful!!
George