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So I'm looking at either getting it re-threaded at a machine shop or just going to a junkyard for the same bolt.
My question is: is it a very specific bolt? I can't just go out and buy a regular bolt to replace it with, right?
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There're no threads on the ball-joint post, it just gets clamped into the spindle... It's the threads in the spindle that should probably be cleaned out with a tap.ninjajim4 wrote:if you just smashed it in there, what makes you think the threads in the ball joint itself are still ok...?
i'd just change out the whole thing now. they are so cheap for our cars now and it will come with the bolt you are looking for anyway
You're on crack! Country boy... And you're also right, now that I think about it. The bolt goes straight through the spindle, and the nut threads onto it.Ryan wrote:You're all on crack.
The bolt shoulder fits clean through the spindle and the ball joint channel.
It nut is the only thing that touches the threads.
I thought the same thing when I first had to tackle this job but it does work flawlessly if you did everything right. Next time make sure to line up the lower ball joint dead on and the pinch bolt should slide through without an issue. The LBJ doesn't actually go through to the very end of the pinch hole, you have to look until the ridge makes a perfect circle for the bolt to slide through! Glad you got everything sorted though.MattZig wrote:It seems weird to me that such a crucial suspension point only has a single bolt and nut holding it together.
MattZig wrote:Manual called for 43 foot pounds.