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Old 06-26-2016, 07:24 PM
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It is a STAR pattern screw. It looks familiar, but I looked around and didn't see one missing, and no symptoms.






Old 06-26-2016, 07:28 PM
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A bolt?
Old 06-26-2016, 08:38 PM
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In what area of the car did you find it...or was it on the ground?
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Was on ground near front of car where I usually park.
Old 06-26-2016, 10:17 PM
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Looks like one of the long intake runner bolts to me.
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Targa bolt for roof?
Old 06-27-2016, 01:29 AM
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look around the heater/ac blower area.
Old 06-27-2016, 07:11 AM
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Wonder how long it had been loose before it finally fell down? Was any work done on motor?
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Originally Posted by nadirah9
Targa bolt for roof?
Too small. It is a shoulder bolt, so the whole thing is not threaded.
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Originally Posted by Ratboy
look around the heater/ac blower area.
I did, but I will check again.
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Originally Posted by RedCorvette1988
Wonder how long it had been loose before it finally fell down? Was any work done on motor?
Yes 10 years ago.
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What specification is the thread? M6X1.0, M8X1.25 or ... Snapshots are deceptive. I had a SPO catalog scanned to .pdf and I can search hardware pretty effectively. I assumed the 2" would be likely 50mm but if the under-head can be measured in mm it might be good.

I don't know that I can but I'll look.

What I'm inclined to believe it is - H/L bracket to actuator bolt.

In this link/offering the TORX rusty headed one:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1988-1996-Co...NV-HBy&vxp=mtr

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Agree with WVZR-1, looks like a headlight drive mounting bolt. I measured mine and they are about 2" long. See attached picture for location. (not from my car, used WVZR-1 fle-bay link)


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Originally Posted by WVZR-1
What specification is the thread? M6X1.0, M8X1.25 or ... Snapshots are deceptive. I had a SPO catalog scanned to .pdf and I can search hardware pretty effectively. I assumed the 2" would be likely 50mm but if the under-head can be measured in mm it might be good.

I don't know that I can but I'll look.

What I'm inclined to believe it is - H/L bracket to actuator bolt.

In this link/offering the TORX rusty headed one:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1988-1996-Co...NV-HBy&vxp=mtr
You hit the bolt on the head! Nice job, thanks! Most of the others were loose too. I have replaced both gears in each motor twice, last time was years ago. I knew it looked familiar. I am glad I found the bolt on the ground, and you were able to ID before most of the rest came out! There is one on each motor behind the headlight frame, that I couldn't tighten without removing the headlight, but they can't fall out due to the frame.

Thanks again!
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Originally Posted by 95wht6spd
You hit the bolt on the head! Nice job, thanks! Most of the others were loose too. I have replaced both gears in each motor twice, last time was years ago. I knew it looked familiar. I am glad I found the bolt on the ground, and you were able to ID before most of the rest came out! There is one on each motor behind the headlight frame, that I couldn't tighten without removing the headlight, but they can't fall out due to the frame.

Thanks again!
I couldn't have accomplished it without the "hint" mentioned by "AF2" in post# 2 - pushed his "worthless" post counts to nearly astronomical numbers BUT wait the CF don't keep a "tally on them". Shucks!

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